DES MOINES, Iowa — A judge has ruled that Iowa’s consumer fraud lawsuit against Roblox Corporation can move forward.
The Iowa District Court for Polk County denied Roblox’s attempt to dismiss the core of the lawsuit on May 13. The suit claims Roblox misled parents about the quantity and quality of its safety tools.
The court allowed several key arguments to continue. Iowa says Roblox falsely promised a “safety review of every uploaded image, audio and video file” to create a false sense of security. The state also argues Roblox intentionally misrepresented the amount of violent and sexual content on its platform to secure lower age ratings on app stores…