KENTUCKY, USA — Kentucky's Attorney General announced Tuesday he filed a lawsuit against a popular gaming and social media platform.
AG Russell Coleman is suing Roblox, a popular game valued at $41 billion with more than 380 million monthly users. Coleman claims Roblox is "creating a hunting ground for child predators."
"Since its launch in 2006, Roblox has knowingly permitted an online environment for exploitation, directly contributing to the widespread victimization of minor children in Kentucky," Coleman said in a news release.
The attorney general says Roblox is easily accessible and children as young as six years old can create an account without the knowledge or consent of a parent.
Nearly two-thirds of all kids in the United States between the ages of 9-12 play games on the Rob