{"id":62452,"date":"2025-12-11T19:47:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=62452"},"modified":"2025-12-11T19:47:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:47:38","slug":"florida-sues-roblox-alleging-failures-to-protect-children-from-predators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/florida-sues-roblox-alleging-failures-to-protect-children-from-predators\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida sues Roblox, alleging failures to protect children from predators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Florida has filed a civil lawsuit against Roblox Corporation, accusing the online gaming platform of failing to protect children from sexual predators despite aggressively marketing its services to minors, according to state officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lawsuit was announced on Thursday by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who said the action follows an ongoing criminal investigation into the platform. 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