The child’s attorney, Stanley Gipe, said the boy was playing Roblox when he was contacted by someone posing as a young girl.

ATLANTA — Roblox is facing lawsuits from metro Atlanta families over alleged child safety failures. Several families are suing Roblox, claiming the company failed to prevent online predators from targeting their children through the game. A DeKalb County ...

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 lawsuit, filed in state court by Louisiana Attorney ...

Amazon, Roblox, Duolingo, the New York Times’ Wordle and 23 other websites and apps are down at the same time. Downdetector shows disruptions began at around 7.30am, with many apps showing hundreds of people saying apps are not working.

Iraq has banned U.S. user-generated videogame platform Roblox due to concerns over child abuse, the government said, joining other countries in cracking down on virtual worlds.

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Amazon Web Services is working again, after breaking half the internet and taking many prominent video games and services with it.