Roblox hit with sexploitation lawsuit after online user allegedly attempted to kidnap 5-year-old

The predator allegedly approached the 5-year-old and his brother and mentioned that he was the boy’s friend on Roblox, the ...
KSAT

Roblox adding new age-verification system after lawsuits involving child exploitation, assault

Roblox, a popular social gaming platform containing millions of user-created games, has reported around 40% of its 84 million users are under 13 years old. Many families play together and love the app ...
Courthouse News Service

Roblox settles copyright suit with toymaker over knockoff avatar dolls

A side-by-side comparison of a My Avastars doll, left, and an avatar from Roblox (Roblox complaint, filed August 2022) SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Popular games company Roblox Corp. settled Tuesday with a ...
GamesIndustry

Roblox bans players who 'gang raped' a seven-year-old's avatar

Original story (4/7/18): Popular kids game Roblox is under fire after it has emerged that a handful of players teamed up to "violently gang rape" the character of a seven-year-old girl. The incident ...
TechCrunch

For Roblox avatars, it’s something old and something new

Roblox has been around for a long time. The online game platform first launched in 2006 — just two years after vanilla World of Warcraft hit (the first time) and three years after Second Life, a ...