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Iowa Attorney General Sues Online Gaming Company Roblox
Iowa AG alleges Roblox exposed children to predators using avatars and in-game currency, seeks up to $40,000 per violation and possible business ban in the state.
- On Tuesday, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced she is suing Roblox Corporation in Des Moines, accusing it of misleading parents and failing to protect children from sexual exploitation.
- The petition says Roblox Corporation marketed itself as safe, claiming it took "every precaution possible," but alleges predators hide behind avatars, message children, and use Robux to lure kids.
- Platform scale and child usage data show Roblox has 111,800,000 daily users worldwide, with over 80 million under 18, and two-thirds of U.S. children ages 9-12 have accounts.
- Iowa is asking a judge to enforce stronger safety protections or potentially bar Roblox from doing business, and Bird demanded `Roblox must either make their game a safe place for children or stop doing business in our state.`
- Amid a related family lawsuit, an Iowa family recently sued Roblox after their 13-year-old girl was groomed and abused by a 37-year-old man in Tennessee, while Roblox cites child-safety guidelines and parental controls.
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Iowa Attorney General takes action against Roblox to protect Iowa kids
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, alleging the company failed to protect Iowa children from sexual exploitation and did not adequately warn parents about these risks.
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Iowa A.G. sues online gaming platform Roblox
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is suing an online gaming company called Roblox. “They market themselves as a safe place for kids and say they’re the number one place for kids’ gaming,” Bird said. “We found through out investigation that is not the case, that they don’t have adequate safeguards in place and, in fact, child predators could have access to these kids.” Bird says as many as two out of three children between the ages…
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