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 a huge sprawling world of games which is sometimes described as a kind of primitive metaverse. It's one of the most popular children's games in the world.

A 10-year-old girl was kidnapped by a man who messaged her on Roblox and Discord. She was found hundreds of miles from her home the next day.

A BBC investigation has found virtual sex parties are taking place in a popular online children’s game.

Louisiana AG Liz Murrill has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, accusing the gaming platform of enabling child exploitation and failing to protect young users.

It’s been confirmed that Roblox is involved in an “active investigation” by the US Government. Read More: Has gaming outpriced the average player? In response to a freedom of information ...

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

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 ...

Roblox is the most popular game for children under 13 right now. But some charities and safety experts say that more children are finding upsetting and abusive content on the site. Newsround's ...

"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.