The state of Florida launches criminal investigation into popular gaming platform Roblox

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Roblox is again in the public eye: The app will be investigated by the state of Florida for lack of security measures. Why does Roblox not have enough security measures? Florida's prosecutor, James Uthmeier, warned that they will begin a criminal investigation against Roblox for being an easily accessible space for sexual predators. "Roblox takes advantage of our children while exposing them to the most dangerous damage, allows them to abuse the…

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Attorney General James Uthmeier has initiated a criminal investigation against the Roblox platform, one of the most popular among children and adolescents. He accuses it of having become a “crop broth for sexual predators” and of not doing enough to protect its underage users. It is no longer a civil lawsuit: it is a criminal proceeding that could set a precedent in the legal liability of large technology companies. Uthmeier assures that there i…

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Thousands of parents have begun to ban their children from playing Roblox, aware of the enormous risk it entails for minors and the large number of paedophiles and sex stalkers that can be found disguised in the game. That’s why the Florida State Attorney General’s Office, in the United States, initiated a criminal investigation against Roblox, for allegedly profiting from children and not protecting them from potential damage within the virtual…