Kentucky attorney general sues Roblox alleging a “playground for predators”

Kentucky has sued Roblox, alleging that children are accessing violent simulation games on the popular gaming platform, including depictions of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, just weeks after the conservative activist’s killing.

In the 68-page complaint filed Tuesday in Madison Circuit Court in Madison County, the state Attorney General’s Office alleges that it is not uncommon for the more than 85 million daily active players on the platform to find themselves in violent or sexual situations, with few safeguards put in place by Roblox.

“For years, Roblox has ignored this crisis so it could continue turning a profit. Our responsibility is to protect Kentucky children from online exploitation by these predators and the companies like Roblox that knowingly facilitate it,” Attorney General Russell Coleman said Tuesday in a statement, referring to the platform as a “playground for predators.”

The complaint alleges Roblox knowingly enabled and facilitated the sexual exploitation and abuse of children across the United States, including in Kentucky. The in-game currency, known as “Robux,” is allegedly used by predators to entice children into dangerous situations, court documents state. Several examples cited in the lawsuit include games where Roblox avatars engaged in simulated sexual activity in addition to the graphic shooting of Kirk.

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