Louisiana Files Suit Against Roblox, Calls it a "Hot Spot" for Predators
The State of Louisiana has kicked off a big court fight against Roblox Corporation. Attorney General Liz Murrill told, in a suit, that the big online place does not have key safety steps, making it a risky place for its mostly young users.
Suit Says "Willful Blind Eye" to Kid Safety
The legal claim uses hard words and says Roblox lets bad adults hurt kids on purpose. The suit says the firm's "big disregard and tricky acts" have made a space online where bad people do well. It says Roblox did not make good safety rules, and this has led to harm to kids in Louisiana and elsewhere.
A Big Site with Young Users
The suit shows how big Roblox is. As of February 2025, it has 85.3 million users every day and half of the U.S. kids under 16 use it. The rules on this site have a big effect. This is not new; places like China and Turkey have stopped Roblox because they worry about child harm.
A Fight Over Rules Safety Steps vs. a New Hard Policy
Roblox has made some safety moves like needing parents to say yes for chats for users under 13. But the suit says these are not enough. The legal move comes at a time when the firm's rule plan is in hot water.
Roblox just said they are cutting out "watchdog" users - people in the community who try to find and tell on bad acts. The firm said these watchdogs made the place "unsafe." This move looks to fight the main point of the lawsuit - that Roblox isn’t looking after its own space enough, raising big questions about how much they care about user safety.
What This Could Mean for All Big Online Sites
This lawsuit shows a key problem for all big sites that let users make content. The main point is if a firm is doing what it should to keep its users, kids mainly, safe from harm that starts in its own space. What happens here could start a strong rule for how online sites have to act about safety and rules in the U.S.
