What is Roblox?
Roblox, a platform marketed as a safe, child-friendly gaming environment, has increasingly proven to be a tool for online predators to target and gain access to young users. The platform’s lack of adequate safety parameters and failure to enforce its own Community Standards in the interest of corporate profit has led to mounting reports of explicit content and the sexual exploitation of minors. Additionally, communication platforms like Discord are routinely weaponized by these predators to continue contacting, grooming, and abusing children away from the main site. Our legal team is actively fighting to hold both Roblox and Discord accountable for failing to protect vulnerable minors online.
Compromised Safety
In 2024, The National Center on Sexual Exploitation named Roblox as one of the members of its “Dirty Dozen List”: “an annual campaign calling out twelve mainstream entities for facilitating, enabling, and even profiting from sexual abuse and exploitation.”
Even after multiple reports making similar claims and several incidents involving the platform, Roblox reported a 2% decline in trust and safety expenses year over year. The uproar from these accusations caused them to implement more parental controls for children under thirteen, but nothing has been put in place for those over thirteen. But, even though these are set in place, there’s nothing stopping a user from creating a profile with a fake age. Additionally, there are no other age verification parameters for users to join chatrooms or games that are sexually explicit in nature.
To save money, moderation on the platform is outsourced to call centers overseas to filter through the massive amount of daily interactions that occur on Roblox. What’s even more concerning is that these moderators are unable to keep predators off the platform permanently: if a group is flagged as violating the Terms of Use, the content is deleted but the group will still be active.
- Roblox has been named by several publications as a site that facilitates and profits from the sexual abuse of children.
- There are no age parameters for children to access the sexually explicit content on the site.
Moderation is lax, and even then, moderators are unable to permanently ban users from the platform.
See the 2024 Dirty Dozen List report
Long-Standing Reports of Abuse
There are multiple reports of predators utilizing Roblox, as well as the communication app Discord, to target, exploit, and assault minors.
- In 2019, a sexual predator from Florida utilized Roblox and Discord to force children ages 10-12 to send nude pictures of themselves.
- A registered sex offender bribed an eight-year-old girl to send nude videos in exchange for Robux, the currency used on the app. In this instance, the company directly profited off of the sexual exploitation of a child.
- In 2024, a man from Chile traveled to the United States to meet a young girl he had been grooming and manipulating on Roblox.
What injuries does it cause?
The lack of strict moderation and age-verification parameters on Roblox leaves children exposed to devastating harms, including:
Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation: Facilitated by inadequate chatroom filters and lax user restrictions.
Grooming and Manipulation: Predators leveraging the platform to build trust with minors before escalating abuse, sometimes transitioning to other apps like Discord.
Financial Exploitation / Robux Bribery: Documented cases where registered sex offenders bribed children with “Robux” (Roblox’s in-game currency) to solicit explicit photos and videos.
Severe Emotional and Psychological Trauma: Resulting from targeted harassment, exposure to explicit adult content, and international grooming incidents.
Who qualifies to file a claim?
You or your family may qualify to file a legal claim if your child meets the following criteria:
The child used Roblox (and/or Discord) as a minor.
The child was targeted, groomed, sexually exploited, or abused by a predator met through the platform.
The platform failed to intervene, block, or permanently ban the bad actor despite safety parameters or reporting mechanisms.
What is the current litigation status?
Lawsuits are actively being investigated and filed nationwide against Roblox and Discord for failing to protect children from known digital predators and profiting from unsafe online environments. Recently, several State Attorneys General have filed lawsuits against Roblox for deceptive trade practices and failing to protect minors. Our attorneys are currently reviewing individual cases to hold these massive tech entities accountable for misleading families and turning a blind eye to widespread abuse reports.
What can I expect if I file?
Pursuing legal action against major tech companies can feel overwhelming, but our team handles the heavy lifting so your family can focus on healing. Because these are highly sensitive matters, your privacy is our utmost priority. We work on a contingency fee basis, meaning there are absolutely no upfront costs to hire us—we are only compensated if we successfully secure a recovery for your family.
Holding Roblox Accountable
Providing false assurance of a safe, child-friendly environment, profiting off the exploitation of minors, and turning a blind eye to the multitude of reports of abuse is just the tip of the iceberg. Roblox should be held accountable for betraying the trust of consumers and misleading families.
Reach out to our team to see how we can assist you and your family. Our compassionate, experienced team is here to help you navigate your claim.
How do I get started?
Families should not have to suffer in silence. If your child has been harmed through Roblox or Discord, our compassionate and experienced legal team is ready to evaluate your claim and help you pursue justice.
Contact Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn today at (202) 792-7927 for a completely free, confidential case evaluation.
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