Overview
- Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a 76-page civil complaint in Baker County alleging five violations of Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act for failing to protect children.
- The lawsuit seeks an injunction and civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation with additional penalties up to $150,000.
- State investigators who posed as children ages 7, 8, 10 and 15 report immediate access to thousands of games without verified parental approval and allege the company collected children’s data in violation of COPPA.
- The filing describes predators using Robux to bribe minors and moving chats to apps such as Discord or Snapchat, citing Florida cases that led to grooming, kidnapping and assault.
- The civil action follows an October criminal probe that included subpoenas, parallels suits from Louisiana, Kentucky and an Iowa family, and comes as Roblox touts new AI age verification but has not commented on this case.