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A mother says a popular gaming platform failed her family after a hidden threat slipped past its safeguards. What the lawsuit claims happened to her son may shock many parents.
A former New York firefighter, Vincent Steiner of Rochester suburb, Chili, faces federal charges tied to Roblox communications as new national lawsuits question whether the platform truly protects young players.
Roblox’s new facial age checks mark a major shift in how the platform handles child safety, arriving amid rising pressure from state attorneys general and national advocacy groups demanding stronger protections for young users. But for many families that have already been harmed By Roblox, the move is too little, too late.
Jessica Castillo, a former foster youth, explains how maltreatment inside foster care remains widespread and deeply harmful. Drawing from her own experience and national data, Castillo outlines the signs of abuse, the long-term impact on survivors, and the steps adults can take to protect children who often cannot speak for themselves.
Child safety failures on Roblox have triggered a nationwide push for stronger protections. New York lawmakers say the platform has ignored clear warnings about predator access and now urge new rules requiring age verification, private default settings and strict limits on adult contact with minors.
A grieving mother says Roblox exposed her daughter to an extremist community that encouraged suicide, and her lawsuit claims major platforms are failing to protect vulnerable kids.
Roblox is launching facial age verification as new lawsuits intensify and families question whether the platform can truly protect children from online predators.
A new $2.6 million lawsuit claims Oregon DHS placed a vulnerable boy in a Douglas County foster home where children were repeatedly abused, adding to years of similar cases.
Oregon’s Justice Department is under scrutiny for suing parents of abused or deceased children to deflect blame from the state’s child welfare agency.
Federal investigators allege that Baltimore, MD resident Erik Lee Madison used Roblox and Discord to coerce minors into sexual and self-harming acts tied to an online extremist group.
Authorities have arrested a California man accused of using Roblox to solicit a Florida child, moving their conversations to Discord before being discovered by the victim’s parent. The case highlights growing legal scrutiny over the gaming platform’s safety failures.
A California judge has rejected Roblox’s attempt to force a child-exploitation lawsuit into private arbitration, keeping the case in open court as the platform faces dozens of lawsuits and thousands of additional reported claims.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit accusing Roblox of failing to protect young users from predators and harmful content. He joins a growing list of state attorneys general—including those in Louisiana, Kentucky, and Florida—who say the platform has not done enough to safeguard children. Roblox denies the allegations and points to new safety measures and parental controls.
An Ohio mother is warning other families after her 15-year-old daughter encountered sexually-inappropriate content on Roblox, even with parental controls turned on. This adds to the controversy surrounding the platform, which now faces lawsuits in multiple states.
A reporter tested Roblox’s child safety settings by posing as an eight-year-old girl. What happened next shows how easily predators can strike in kid-focused digital spaces.