Senate panel investigates kids safety issues in online game Roblox
The senators seek documents on how Roblox protects children after citing past allegations of grooming and kidnapping on the platform.
- On Thursday, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin launched an investigation into Roblox, demanding CEO David Baszucki preserve records related to child safety, sexual abuse, and financial exploitation.
- Rising exploitation reports prompted the probe, with Roblox reporting 65,381 instances of suspected child sexual exploitation to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in 2025, more than double the 2024 total.
- Hawley argued the platform markets itself as a safe playground for children as young as 5, yet Roblox averages more than 80 million daily players, roughly 40 percent of whom are under 13.
- In response, Roblox Chief Safety Officer Matt Kaufman stated the company is built on "the foundation of safety" and does not compromise on that commitment, adding they look forward to sharing protective measures.
- The inquiry follows child-safety lawsuits from multiple states, including Ohio and Florida, with Roblox required to produce documents and answer questions by August 31, 2026.
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US Senators Launch Investigation Into Child Safety on Roblox
The U.S. Senate has opened an investigation into Roblox over concerns about child safety, sexual exploitation and financial abuse on the popular online gaming platform. According to the report, Senators Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin have asked Roblox CEO David Baszucki to preserve records related to the company's handling of child safety issues.💡The inquiry follows a sharp increase in reports of suspected child sexual exploitation. Roblox reporte…
Senate investigates kids’ safety issues in online game Roblox
(The Hill) - A bipartisan pair of senators launched an investigation this week into the gaming platform Roblox, citing concerns around explicit content and its alleged "connection to real world child abuse." Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter on Wednesday informing Roblox CEO David Baszucki that the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee [...]
'It is heartbreaking:' Not even U.S. senators can take what's going on with children on Roblox anymore
On Aug. 12, U.S. senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to Roblox Corp. chief executive Dave Baszucki notifying him that the Senate Judiciary Committee had opened an official investigation into the company over “child safety on the Roblox gaming platform.” The letter states that, despite Roblox‘s presenting itself as a “safe digital playground for children,” the “public record raises serious questions about this promise…
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