Roblox is facing lawsuits from metro Atlanta families over alleged child safety failures. Several families are suing Roblox, claiming the company failed to prevent online predators from targeting their children through the game.
A DeKalb County mother is among the first to take legal action, alleging that adult users posing as children groomed her 9-year-old son on the platform and coerced him into sending explicit images , a case her attorney calls “sextortion.”
“It’s based on the sexual exploitation and grooming of young children that occur on the Roblox gaming platform; a platform which has become a haven for pedophiles,” said attorney Matt Dolman, who represents the family. He says the child, now 10, still suffers from anxiety related to the abuse…