Roblox Lawsuits
Roblox Corporation (“Roblox Corp.”) is currently embroiled in a widespread legal battle regarding its free online gaming platform, Roblox. The platform allows users to build their own content and then communicate, share, and/or play with millions of other players around the world.
Specifically, lawsuits against Roblox Corp. allege that it touted its gaming platform as child and family-friendly. But they failed to adequately design safety measures that would prevent sexual predatory behavior and exploitative abuse toward their young user base.
About the Roblox Gaming Platform
Roblox is an extremely popular platform for both experienced and elementary gamers. It has over 80 million users actively on the site each day, with half of them being children. Unfortunately, the platform has become a breeding ground for sexual predators.
Its open forum design allows anyone to create an account and begin speaking with other users (potentially other children).
In fact, this design allows sexual predators the opportunity to easily groom other children through consistent attention, flattery, and an overall false friendship or romance.
This manipulation breaks down a child’s defenses and creates opportunities for predators to engage in more sexually enticing behavior.
Examples of the abuse on the platform include the following:
- Sexual Assault
- Sex Trafficking and Abduction
- Exposure to Sexually Explicit Photos
- Grooming
- Attempted Exploitation and Sextortation
Essentially, the uniqueness of Roblox’s social component has also become its Achilles’ heel. The lack of sufficient safety measures in place has allowed predators to engage with youth.
They use the connectivity of the virtual space to socialize and engage with other children in sexually harmful activity.
Roblox Failed to Protect Children from Predators
Roblox lawsuits describe the minor victims as traumatized by the predatory behavior they experienced on the platform. Some of the injuries reported include the following:
- Sexual assault of a minor
- Physical injuries of body trauma or sexually transmitted disease(s)
- Mental health diagnoses of depression, anxiety, or PTSD
- Behavioral changes evidenced through self-harm or substance abuse
- Suicidal Ideations
Allegations and Liability
Roblox lawsuits are exposing the harsh reality of the online playground for children. Plaintiffs are alleging that their injuries were caused by Roblox Corp.’s negligence, product design defect, failure to warn, and fraudulent misrepresentation.
In short, Plaintiffs find Roblox to be liable for their harm based on the following claims:
(1) that Roblox breached its duty of care to protect young users from harm on its platform;
(2) that Roblox’s design was defective due to the lack of safety protocols in place to protect children from danger;
(3) that Roblox knew or should have known of the danger posed by its open and unrestricted platform, had a duty to warn its playerbase of the platform-related danger, and failed to warn of this danger, which caused plaintiffs’ injury(ies); and
(4) that Roblox fraudulently advertised the platform as family-friendly and safe, but in actuality, the few restrictions in place can easily be averted.
Call The Yost Legal Group to file your Roblox Lawsuit
The Yost Legal Group is currently seeking justice on behalf of minor children. Roblox sexual abuse claims are being brought by parents and legal guardians.
If your child was a victim of sexual assault, extreme grooming, or exposure to sexually explicit photos through the Roblox platform, seek justice. We will file a Roblox Lawsuit on your child’s behalf.
If the victim was under the age of 18 at the time of the abuse, he or she may be entitled to compensation.
Call us today at 1 (800) YOST-LAW (1-800-967-8529) or fill out the Free Consultation form on our website. We will contact you shortly for your Free Case Review.
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