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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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…
Senate opens investigation into child safety on Roblox
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, and Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, have opened an investigation into child safety on Roblox, citing reports of sexual exploitation, grooming and other crimes involving children who met through the online gaming platform. The senators informed Roblox founder and CEO David Baszucki of the investigation in a letter on Thursday, ordering the company to preserve records related to child s…
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