Updated May 15, 2026 / CBS News
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a 51-page lawsuit Thursday in Cleveland County District Court accusing Roblox of failing to protect children on its platform and misleading parents about safety. The suit says Roblox “marketed itself as a safe place for children but turned a blind eye as predators targeted and exploited minors on its platform,” and alleges the company prioritized user growth over basic safeguards.
According to the complaint, the platform’s design prevents many parents from knowing what their children are doing, exposing minors to “dangerous adults” and to games or interactions that include violence and sexual content. The filing cites a September case in which an Oklahoma mother sued after her then-12-year-old daughter was allegedly coerced into sending explicit images and videos to a man in his forties who posed as a teenager on Roblox.
Oklahoma’s suit asserts violations of the state’s Consumer Protection Act, saying Roblox misrepresented the safety risks to consumers. The state is seeking civil penalties for each violation and permanent injunctions to bar deceptive practices and require the implementation of “meaningful and lasting” child-safety measures.
Roblox says it has more than 150 million daily active users and, the lawsuit notes, as many as two-thirds of U.S. children aged 9 to 12 may have accounts. Over the past year, multiple states have brought similar suits alleging that Roblox’s environment can facilitate child exploitation; at least nine states have sued and three have reached settlements with the company.
Roblox Chief Safety Officer Matt Kaufman responded that the company has built a multilayered safety system using AI-powered detection, human moderators and filters to block exchanges of personal information. Kaufman said Roblox is the first online gaming platform to require age checks for users who access chat features and that it does not allow images or videos in in-chat messages. He expressed disappointment in the lawsuit, saying it “fundamentally misrepresents how Roblox works” and overlooks the company’s proactive safety efforts, and added that Roblox cooperates with law enforcement when violations are found.
A CBS News investigation last year also documented instances of hate speech and Nazi imagery in some Roblox games that had bypassed moderation tools, which the Oklahoma filing cites as part of broader safety concerns.
Roblox announced in April it will roll out expanded parental controls for users under 16 in June. The company says it partners with child safety experts and continues to strengthen protections, while Oklahoma seeks court-ordered reforms and penalties to address what the state calls systemic risks to children on the platform.