Lawsuit states that Roblox has deceived Tennesseans for years
Attorney General says online gaming giant misleads parents, allows predators to exploit children through inadequate safeguards
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti sued online gaming giant Roblox late last year, alleging the company lures children into an environment it knows is dangerous but promises is safe, in violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), according to documents from the state of
The lawsuit states that for years Roblox has deceived Tennesseans. It states that the online gaming platform poses “serious safety risks” for kids and places profits above child safety.
“Roblox is the digital equivalent of a creepy cargo van lingering at the edge of a playground,” said Attorney General Skrmetti. “Roblox invites children into a fantastic online world with the promise of creativity and play, but that wonderland is a trap that lets the company sell sophisticated predators access to those vulnerable kids. Roblox worked to reduce oversight and child safety resources despite repeated warnings, because less overhead meant more profit. And the whole time, the company lied and said safety was its top priority.”
Founding and managing member of Nashville-based firm Stranch, Jennings & Garvey, PLLC will prosecute the case on behalf of the State.
“We are proud to stand with the Attorney General in this fight to protect Tennessee families,” Stranch said. “Roblox has had nearly 20 years to fix these obvious safety flaws. Instead, they have chosen to profit from a system that monetizes the very interactions that put children at risk by ignoring these very serious flaws in the platform.”
Check back for updates as the case develops.
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