A California man has been arrested for abducting a 10-year-old child he reportedly met on social media apps Roblox and Discord, authorities said Wednesday.

Roblox is no longer allowing users under the age of 13 to message others outside of games and experiences on the platform.

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., joined a chorus of online anger urging gaming platform Roblox to better protect child users from exploitation.

"Roblox is simply not doing enough to protect our kids, to inform parents, and to go after child predators. As you know, I am leading the fight for the full release of the Epstein files.

Investing.com -- Roblox Corporation (NYSE:RBLX) stock declined 3.8% in premarket trading Friday after Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed a lawsuit against the popular gaming platform ...

The lawsuits allege that Roblox prioritized its profits over child safety. The gaming platform rebuts claims it would intentionally risk the safety of its users.

Roblox has responded to the community outrage following the platform's ban of a YouTuber who hunts child predators operating on Roblox.