Attorney General Brenna Bird announced she has sued the online gaming company Roblox for allegedly failing to take necessary steps to protect Iowa kids from sexual exploitation, facilitating distribution of child sex abuse material, and failing to warn Iowa parents of the ongoing sexual exploitation of children occurring on Roblox.
, filed in the Iowa District Court for Polk County, alleges Roblox has failed to put basic safety controls in place and has intentionally concealed from Iowa parents the dangers their platform presents while allowing child exploitation, pornography, and extortion on its platform for years.
Roblox is one of the most popular games in the United States. It has over 80 million daily users, many of those are Iowans and most of whom are children under the age of 18, according to the lawsuit. Roblox markets itself as the “#1 gaming site for kids and teens.” As many as two-thirds of U.S. children ages 9 to 12 have Roblox accounts.
“Roblox created a breeding ground for sexual predators, and Iowa’s children are paying the price,” Bird said in a statement. “Roblox must either make their game a safe place for children or stop doing business in our state.”
Iowa is seeking reimbursement, disgorgement, civil penalties and other costs and fees permitted by the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act.
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