Roblox sued by Los Angeles County over alleged failure to protect children from predators
Roblox sued by Los Angeles County over alleged failure to protect children from predators – Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit against Roblox on Thursday, February 19, alleging the platform fails to guard children from predators. – County counsel Dawyn R. Harrison, who filed the suit, said the compa
Roblox sued by Los Angeles County over alleged failure to protect children from predators
– Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit against Roblox on Thursday, February 19, alleging the platform fails to guard children from predators.
– County counsel Dawyn R. Harrison, who filed the suit, said the company “gives pedophiles powerful tools to prey on innocent and unsuspecting children.”
– Roblox issued a statement saying it “strongly dispute[s] the claims in this lawsuit and will defend against it vigorously” and that safety “never ends.”
– The article notes this is not the first legal action or safety criticism the company has faced.
– It cites a case in which a pedophile allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted a 15-year-old after grooming her via Roblox.
– Roblox’s engagement metrics are described as rivaling Steam and dwarfing Epic and Battle.net.
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– Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit against Roblox on Thursday, February 19, alleging the platform fails to guard children from predators.
– County counsel Dawyn R. Harrison, who filed the suit, said the company “gives pedophiles powerful tools to prey on innocent and unsuspecting children.”
– Roblox issued a statement saying it “strongly dispute[s] the claims in this lawsuit and will defend against it vigorously” and that safety “never ends.”
– The article notes this is not the first legal action or safety criticism the company has faced.
– It cites a case in which a pedophile allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted a 15-year-old after grooming her via Roblox.
– Roblox’s engagement metrics are described as rivaling Steam and dwarfing Epic and Battle.net.
@Games