Things are looking more difficult for the makers of Roblox, the popular game aimed at children which has become not only a sandbox for imagination, but unfortunately for those looking to bring harm. Now Roblox is claiming they handled more than a billion reports of potential harm last year alone!
The State of Louisiana is now getting involved in protecting minors playing the game and sending a message to other video games. The newest legal action comes amidst outrage from consumers over Roblox banning and censoring user “Schlep” who assisted law enforcement in arresting at least six dangerous individuals who may have been seeking to use the gaming platform to take advantage of kids.
A promotional image for Roblox – Photo Credit: Roblox
Here’s the announcement from the State of Louisiana:
Today, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced legal action against Roblox, the #1 gaming site for children and teens.
The lawsuit, brought in the 21th Judicial District of Louisiana, shows that through its online gaming service, Roblox:
- Has and continues to facilitate the distribution of inappropriate content aimed at children*, which exploits Louisiana’s children*.
- Knowingly and intentionally fails to implement basic safety controls to protect child users from predators.
- Knowingly and intentionally fails to provide notice to parents and child users of its dangers.
“Due to Roblox’s lack of safety protocols, it endangers the safety of the children of Louisiana. Roblox is overrun with harmful content and predators* because it prioritizes user growth, revenue, and profits over child safety. Every parent should be aware of the clear and present danger poised to their children by Roblox so they can prevent the unthinkable from ever happening in their own home,” said Attorney General Liz Murrill.
Roblox is an interactive online gaming platform launched in 2006 that facilitates “experiences” for users. It allows and encourages users to communicate with each other in real time.
There are nearly 82 million daily active users and more than 6.4 million experiences within the system.
The company reports:
- 20% of users are under 9 years of age
- 20% are 9-12
- 16% are 13-16
- 44% are 17 years of age or older
Because there is no age minimum and requirement to verify age or parental permission once you sign-up, users can easily say they are younger or older than their actual age – allowing child predators to pose as children and for children to bypass any age requirement.
Once registered, users have access to millions of games such as sports, role-playing, naval, fashion, and comedy. Other games which have existed on the platform including Escape to “the island”*, Diddy Party, and Public Bathroom Simulator Vibe are not as innocent. These games and others are often filled with explicit content* and simulated inappropriate activity* such as mass violation of children in terrible, illegal ways*.
A recent report even revealed a group of 3,334 members openly traded illegal child content* and solicited acts from minors.
Just last month in Livingston Parish, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the residence of an individual suspected of possessing illegal child content*. At the time of the arrest, the suspect was actively using the online platform Roblox. Notably, the individual was in possession of and had employed voice-altering technology designed to mimic the voice of a young female, allegedly for the purpose of luring and exploiting minor users of the platform.
For these and other reasons, Roblox is in violation of Louisiana law. The State is seeking permanent injunctive relief and prohibiting them from:
- Engaging in any activity in violation of Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act:
- Representing that Roblox has adequate safety features
- Restitution to the State of Louisiana
- Attorney’s fees
- All additional civil penalties allowable under law
- All additional damages allowable under law
Shares of Roblox Corp (RBLX) have more than doubled this year and have advanced over 115% year to date.
Read our lawsuit here.
Note: Minor changes to some words have been changed in the Louisiana Lawsuit quote to protect That Park Place from being flagged due to how bad some of these allegations are — we have denoted where we have adjusted phrases with an *. Unfortunately, even when covering hard news, certain terms and phrases are very difficult to include in a news article due to algorithms reading those words and phrases as potentially being part of the site rather than coverage of the site. As a result, phrases were changed to keep the exact meaning while preventing damage in searches and AI results.
Screenshot of Announcement for Louisiana Lawsuit Against Roblox on X
At the same time that Louisiana is taking action, Roblox has ignited controversy by banning vigilante creators who pose as minors to bait suspected criminals. After a YouTuber known as “Schlep” posted a cease-and-desist letter he said came from Roblox, critics called for CEO David Baszucki’s resignation—a public fight that plaintiffs now cite as evidence the company silences outside scrutiny rather than fixes safety gaps. Roblox counters that such vigilante activity “creates an unsafe environment,” normalizes harmful chat behaviors, and can delay proper reporting to the company and law enforcement; it says it reviewed more than a billion user reports last year and submitted 24,522 reports to the NCMEC in 2024. The broader context has only intensified: mainstream outlets have tied the vigilante bans and the Louisiana action into a single safety crisis engulfing the platform, with lawmakers and advocates pressing Roblox to prove its protections work for the roughly 111 million daily users—more than a third of whom are under 13.
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