Texas has sued Roblox for allegedly enabling pedophiles to groom and expose children to sexually explicit content, turning the wildly popular online video game into "a digital playground for predators.

A father's lawsuit against the online gaming platform Roblox will remain in the public eye after a judge denied the company's bid for private arbitration.

The popular gaming platform Roblox is facing a growing number of lawsuits from families across the country who say the company has failed to protect children from sexual predators who use the platform to target young users.

A California judge denied Roblox's bid to force child abuse claims into private arbitration, allowing a father's lawsuit alleging his son's exploitation to proceed publicly. This decision opens the door for similar cases to bypass Roblox's mandatory arbitration clauses,

The 14-year-old was coerced into sending sexually explicit images of himself to the man, according to a 110-page complaint.

The guardian of a 14-year-old boy from Bucks County says the child was targeted by a male predator who posed as a fellow child through the app.

The family is among dozens suing Roblox, Discord and other tech platforms, alleging they allowed sexual predators access to their children.