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Title: Texas Sues Roblox For Allegedly Failing To Protect Children On Its
Platform

Link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/11/07/23225...

Texas is suing Roblox, alleging the company misled parents about safety,
ignored online-protection laws, and allowed an environment where predators
could target children. Texas AG Ken Paxton said the online game platform is
"putting pixel pedophiles and profits over the safety of Texas children,"
alleging that it is "flagrantly ignoring state and federal online safety laws
while deceiving parents about the dangers of its platform." The Verge
reports: The lawsuit's examples focus on instances of children who have been
abused by predators they met via Roblox, and the activities of groups like
764 which have used online platforms to identify and blackmail victims into
sexually explicit acts or self harm. According to the suit, Roblox's parental
controls push only began after a number of lawsuits, and a report released
last fall by the short seller Hindenburg that said its "in-game research
revealed an X-rated pedophile hellscape, exposing children to grooming,
pornography, violent content and extremely abusive speech." Eric Porterfield,
Senior Director of Policy Communications at Roblox, said in a statement: "We
are disappointed that, rather than working collaboratively with Roblox on
this industry-wide challenge and seeking real solutions, the AG has chosen to
file a lawsuit based on misrepresentations and sensationalized claims." He
added, "We have introduced over 145 safety measures on the platform this year
alone."

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