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Roblox hit by fourth US state, Tennessee, on child-safety claims

By Mike Swift ( December 19, 2025, 02:03 GMT | Insight) -- Calling Roblox platform "the digital equivalent of a creepy cargo van lingering at the edge of a playground," Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti became the fourth US state attorney general to sue Roblox on claims that it has allowed child predators to target children on the US gaming platform that is hugely popular with children and teens. The platform's virtual currency, Robux, is both “the bait and the weapon” for predators to manipulate minors on the platform, Tennessee said in a complaint filed in a state court.Tennessee became the fourth US state to sue Roblox Thursday, saying that the online gaming platform popular with children and teens has handed sexual predators “a roadmap to young users” through its Robux virtual currency....

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