Roblox faces investigative demand from Conn., hinting at regulatory problems
By Mike Swift ( May 28, 2026, 23:59 GMT | Comment) -- Roblox has joined social media companies such as Meta Platforms and TikTok in facing regulatory scrutiny over whether its platform design is addictive, as Connecticut's attorney general hit the company last month with a 43-page investigative subpoena about its design, what it knows about its “dopaminergic effects” and compulsive overuse, its privacy practices, and how its "Robux" virtual currency is used by children under age nine.Roblox has been hit with an unusually broad investigative subpoena by Connecticut’s attorney general, who is asking wide-ranging and detailed questions about whether the gaming platform violated child privacy laws and designed its platform to be addictive....
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