A Snohomish County family has filed a lawsuit against Roblox Corporation and Discord, Inc., accusing the popular online platforms of enabling the sexual exploitation of a teenage girl. Filed Thursday ...

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Roblox, a San Mateo-based online gaming company, is in hot water after a lawsuit alleges the firm fails to implement measures that prevent predatory behavior toward children and is negligent in ...

Two chat and gaming companies are being sued for allegedly facilitating child sexual exploitation and abuse. The suit claims Roblox and Discord allowed online predators to find victims. Stream NBC 5 ...

The mother of a 15-year-old boy who killed himself is suing Roblox and Discord for wrongful death, alleging the apps’ lack of guardrails allowed her son to be sexually coerced by an adult predator ...

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Several families in Florida and across the country are taking legal action against the popular online gaming platform Roblox, alleging it has become a hunting ground for child sex predators and that ...