Roblox, Kentucky
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Roblox is facing backlash over how it handles predators on its platform, after content creator Schlep and journalist Chris Hansen spoke at CrimeCon 2025.
The lawsuit alleges a Webster County teen was exploited on the gaming platform by a predator posing as a child and that Roblox failed to prevent it.
If the company can achieve its goals, the current valuation could seem extremely cheap.
Parental controls were already in place for a young US gamer, who was allegedly coerced into sending explicit images by an adult Roblox user posing as a child. He allegedly groomed the 15-year-old boy for several years before his suicide.
Roblox is an extremely popular online gaming platform. Far from giving signs that it is shutting down, last year, the company announced a series of upgrades. In fact, on Aug. 22, the company's stock surged after a key analyst from Wolfe Research upgraded ...
The online video game purveyor is apparently not doing as well as it could in the sale of its in-game currency.