Following in Florida’s footsteps, Texas’s legal professional normal has sued Roblox Company, the developer of the multiplayer on-line recreation creation platform Roblox, for “flagrantly ignoring” legal guidelines and exposing youngsters to “sexually specific content material, exploitation, and grooming.”
Ken Paxton, a Republican who’s been Texas’s AG since 2015 and is making a bid for U.S. Senate, announced the lawsuit in an X post on November 6. Within the documentation, his workplace claimed Roblox Company was “flagrantly ignoring state and federal legal guidelines whereas deceiving mother and father concerning the risks of its platform.” The swimsuit continues, claiming that Paxton is taking motion as a result of “Roblox selected to place pixel pedophiles and company revenue over the protection of Texas youngsters.”
BREAKING: I am suing Roblox for placing pixel pedophiles and earnings over the protection of Texas youngsters.
We can not permit platforms like Roblox to proceed working as digital playgrounds for predators the place the well-being of our children is sacrificed on the altar of company greed. pic.twitter.com/Jj2kHEJM75— Lawyer Normal Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) November 6, 2025
“We can not permit platforms like Roblox to proceed working as digital playgrounds for predators the place the well-being of our children is sacrificed on the altar of company greed,” Paxton mentioned. “Roblox should do extra to guard children from sick and twisted freaks hiding behind a display. Any company that allows youngster abuse will face the complete and unrelenting drive of the legislation.”
A Roblox Corporation spokesperson told the BBC on November 6 that the corporate was “disillusioned” to obtain the lawsuit, stating it is all primarily based on “misrepresentations and sensationalized claims.” The spokesperson went on to say that Roblox Company shares Paxton’s dedication to youngster security and has launched measures that take away dangerous actors and shield its customers in Roblox.
Roblox has come beneath fireplace lately for its youngster security issues. A June 2024 Bloomberg investigation found an infestation of pedophiles on the platform that has a userbase largely composed of minors, prompting different AGs from Florida to Louisiana to Kentucky to file lawsuits. With two different identified lawsuits sitting on Roblox Company’s desk, one in Georgia and another in St. Louis, the corporate has quite a lot of paperwork to reply to.