Texas AG on Roblox Lawsuit: "the well-being of our kids is sacrificed on the altar of corporate greed"
With over 31 active lawsuits against Roblox, including individual cases, and those filed by Attorney Generals of Louisiana, Florida, and Kentucky, yet another bout of scathing criticism of its child safety protocols has made its way, along with a lawsuit in tow. The move was made by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who filed a suit against Roblox Corporation, accusing the company of ignoring state and federal online safety laws.
In a press release on November 7, Paxton called Roblox a “breeding ground for predators,” with the company putting “pixel pedophiles and corporate profit” ahead of the safety of kids in the state of Texas.
In the suit, Paxton said that Roblox presents itself as the “world’s safest and most family-friendly online gaming platform for kids.” However, the Attorney General alleged that the platform is a “sprawling and unregulated digital playground overrun by predators and saturated with sexual content.”
Akin to what many independent journalists have pointed out, Paxton also reiterated that the platform's currency, Robux, is used as a tool by predators to coerce children. Paxton noted that “rather than being lured by candy, modern-day predators have lured children with Robux.”
The suit also detailed indecent games on the platform, including screenshots, depicting Nazi symbolism, Ku Klux Klan avatars, a simulated nude party, and games portraying sex trafficking. Following the mounting evidence against the platform, Paxton urged the need to take action, stating:
We cannot allow platforms like Roblox to continue operating as digital playgrounds for predators where the well-being of our kids is sacrificed on the altar of corporate greed. Roblox must do more to protect kids from sick and twisted freaks hiding behind a screen. Any corporation that enables child abuse will face the full and unremitting force of the law.
Roblox responded to the Texas lawsuit via a spokesperson and said that the suit is “based on misrepresentations and sensationalized claims. We share the Attorney General Paxton’s commitment to keeping kids and teens safe online, which is why we have implemented industry-leading protocols in an effort to protect users and remove bad actors.”
Paxton’s push marks the third U.S. State lawsuit against Roblox in 2025. Previously, Kentucky sued the platform on October 7, with Attorney General Russell Coleman echoing the same sentiment, calling it “a playground where predators who seek to harm our children.”
Attorney General of Louisiana, Liz Murrill, filed a separate lawsuit against Roblox on August 14 and said, “It’s basically open season for sex predators on the platform.”
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