Rumors have been swirling that popular online gaming platform Roblox is shutting down. Roblox allows users to make a virtual universe and participate in millions of games and interactive environments.

The rumors come amid Louisiana's lawsuit against Roblox, alleging it has failed to protect child users from predators.

Roblox, the company behind the immensely popular online gaming platform, has expressed dissent against a recent US lawsuit that raises troubling allegations about how it protects its youngest users.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana sued the online gaming platform Roblox on Thursday, alleging the wildly popular site has perpetuated an environment where sexual predators "thrive, unite, hunt and ...

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TL;DR: Roblox banned YouTuber Schlep, known for exposing child predators, sparking community outrage and a petition with over 65,000 signatures demanding CEO David Baszucki's removal. Roblox cites ...

Louisiana sued the online gaming platform Roblox on Thursday, alleging the wildly popular site has perpetuated an environment where sexual predators “thrive, unite, hunt and victimize kids.” The ...

Louisiana sues Roblox alleging the popular gaming site fails to protect children. The platform has more than 111 million monthly users.

There is no minimum age for using Roblox, but the popular gaming platform, with nearly 112 million daily users, has sought to expand parent controls for players under 13. The attorney general of ...