{"id":40916,"date":"2025-11-07T03:55:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T03:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=40916"},"modified":"2025-11-07T03:55:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T03:55:25","slug":"cy0kd4kk0kqoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/07\/cy0kd4kk0kqoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas sues Roblox for &#8216;putting paedophiles and profits&#8217; over safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he has sued Roblox over &#8220;flagrantly ignoring&#8221; safety laws and &#8220;deceiving parents&#8221; about the dangers the online video gaming platform poses to young people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">In a social media post he said Roblox is a &#8220;breeding ground for predators&#8221;, accusing Roblox of putting &#8220;pixel paedophiles and corporate profit&#8221; over the safety of Texas children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The lawsuit adds to the legal challenges related to online safety and internet predators faced by the gaming giant, which has tens of millions of daily active users.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Roblox told the BBC it is &#8220;disappointed&#8221; that it is being sued based on &#8220;misrepresentations and sensationalised claims&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The company&#8217;s spokesperson said in a statement that it shares Paxton&#8217;s commitment to keeping children safe online and that it has introduced measures to remove bad actors and protect its users.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Roblox, which is especially popular with children, operates a massive online platform where users can play solo or with friends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The platform has been marketed to families and offers a host of educational games that teach subjects including coding, physics and problem-solving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Users are also offered developer tools to build their own games &#8211; a feature that has resulted in some violent and sexual content surfacing on Roblox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Another feature that allows users to enter servers and interact with strangers online has also been criticised for potentially exposing young players to dangerous individuals. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Parents and children have raised concerns about Roblox, saying that they have seen distressing content or suffered abuse on the platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Paxton called on the company to do more to protect children from &#8220;sick and twisted freaks hiding behind a screen&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;Any corporation that enables child abuse will face the full and unrelenting force of the law,&#8221; he said in a statement on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Texas joins the US states of Kentucky and Louisiana which have also sued Roblox over potential harms to children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Dave Baszucki, Roblox&#8217;s chief executive, previously told the BBC that parents who are uncomfortable with their children playing games on the platform should not let them use it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;That sounds a little counter-intuitive, but I would always trust parents to make their own decisions,&#8221; Mr Baszucki said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Roblox has introduced features in recent years to tighten age verification and safety for young players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The platform said it is rolling out technology to estimate a player&#8217;s age using video selfies and other measures before they are allowed to communicate on Roblox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Last year, Roblox also announced it will block under-13s from messaging others on the platform unless a parent or guardian grants permission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Roblox has been banned in some countries, including Turkey over concerns about child exploitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The platform came under scrutiny in Singapore in 2023 after the government said that a self-radicalised teenager had joined ISIS-themed servers on Roblox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The 16-year-old, who was one of two young people who were detained at the time, had joined Roblox servers that replicated real-life conflict zones such as those in Syria, the Singapore government said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Texas #sues #Roblox #putting #paedophiles #profits #safety<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he has sued Roblox over &#8220;flagrantly ignoring&#8221; 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