Texas AG: 'Sexual Predators in Pixels Chose Profit Over Children's Safety'

November 6, 2025: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against Roblox Corporation -- the world largest children online gaming platform -- for violations of state and federal child online safety laws. Paxton stated Roblox "became a space where pixel pedophiles run rampant while deceiving parents by presenting itself as a safe creative platform." He emphasized "Roblox claims to be a creative digital space but has actually become a breeding ground for sexual exploitation and grooming -- children safety is being sacrificed before corporate greed." Allegations in the complaint: Roblox allowed sexual content exposure and inducement targeting children; intentionally operated user reporting and content filtering systems poorly; knowingly tolerated illegal activity within the platform to maintain advertising revenue and transaction fees. Platform context: Roblox generates approximately $1B+ in annual revenue with a user base predominantly under 13 years old. The Texas regulatory context: Paxton has been among the most aggressive state attorneys general in pursuing Big Tech companies for child safety failures -- previously sued TikTok, Meta, and others. The legal theories: Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) violations; Texas child safety laws; potentially product liability for algorithm designs that knowingly expose children to harmful content. The platform safety dilemma: Roblox faces a fundamental tension -- its UGC model where anyone can build games creates scale advantages but also creates scale challenges for content moderation; the combination of young users and user-generated environments creates significant exploitation risk that automated moderation systems have proven unable to fully address.