LOUISIANA, (KLFY) -- Today, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced legal action against the popular gaming site Roblox.

According to the lawsuit brought in the 21th Judicial District of Louisiana, through its online gaming service Roblox has and continues to facilitate the distribution of child sexual abuse material and the sexual exploitation of Louisiana’s children, knowingly and intentionally fails to implement basic safety controls to protect child users from predators and knowingly and intentionally fails to provide notice to parents and child users of its dangers.

“Due to Roblox’s lack of safety protocols, it endangers the safety of the children of Louisiana. Roblox is overrun with harmful content and child predators because it prioritizes user growth, revenue, and profits over child safety," said Murrill. "Every parent should be aware of the clear and present danger poised to their children by Roblox so they can prevent the unthinkable from ever happening in their own home."

Roblox is an interactive online gaming platform launched in 2006 that facilitates “experiences” for users. It allows and encourages users to communicate with each other in real time. There are nearly 82 million daily active users and more than 6.4 million experiences within the system.

It is believed that because there is no age minimum and requirement to verify age or parental permission once you sign-up, users can easily say they are younger or older than their actual age, allowing child predators to pose as children and for children to bypass any age requirement.

The lawsuit claims for these and other reasons, Roblox is in violation of Louisiana law. The State is seeking permanent injunctive relief and prohibiting them from:

• Engaging in any activity in violation of Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act
• Representing that Roblox has adequate safety features
• Restitution to the State of Louisiana
• Attorney’s fees
• All additional civil penalties allowable under law
• All additional damages allowable under law

You can read the full lawsuit here.

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