Roblox sued by Texas attorney general for allegedly misleading parents on child safety risks
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Key points
- Texas’s attorney general is suing Roblox “for putting pixel pedophiles and profits over the safety of Texas children.”
- This move joins other states and even countries in making Roblox accountable for the safety of its users.
- Roblox recently released an update regarding its safety.
On Nov. 7, 2025, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Roblox “for putting pixel pedophiles and profits over the safety of Texas children.” In his statement, he said that Roblox was “flagrantly ignoring state and federal online safety laws.”
Paxton added that Roblox was deceiving parents about the dangers of using the platform: “Roblox markets itself as a safe digital space of creativity, but in reality it has become a breeding ground for predators.”
The attorney general said that platforms like Roblox shouldn’t be allowed to continue “as digital playgrounds for predators where the well-being of our kids is sacrificed on the altar of corporate greed.”
Paxton is the latest among attorney generals and states suing Roblox for having substandard protections for minors. In October, Florida’s attorney general sued the company, and Iraq also announced that it was banning Roblox due to the same concerns.
Roblox recently released an update regarding its efforts to make the platform a safer place. The company said it was expanding its Parent Council and its cooperation with the Attorney General Alliance “to establish the Partnership for Youth Online Safety.”
