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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton late on Thursday said<\/a> he is suing online gaming platform Roblox over child safety concerns, accusing the company of \u201cdeceiving parents about the dangers of its platform.\u201d<\/p>\n In a statement, Paxton alleged that Roblox chooses to prioritize \u201cpixel pedophiles\u201d and profit over the safety of children, and said the platform has become a \u201cbreeding ground for predators.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe cannot allow platforms like Roblox to continue operating as digital playgrounds for predators,\u201d Paxton said. \u201cRoblox must do more to protect kids from sick and twisted freaks hiding behind a screen. Any corporation that enables child abuse will face the full and unrelenting force of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n Paxton\u2019s lawsuit follows similar cases by the attorneys general of Louisiana and Kentucky, as well as multiple cases in California, Texas, and Pennsylvania against Roblox. The company has come under fire<\/a> repeatedly for not implementing adequate child safety measures<\/a> and exposing minors to dangers like grooming, explicit content, and violent or abusive material.<\/p>\n In light of such cases and investigations, governments around the world have been rolling out increasingly strict laws and regulations that require social platforms to verify users\u2019 ages, like the U.K.\u2019s Online Safety Act<\/a> and Mississippi\u2019s age-assurance law<\/a>. Other states, including Arizona<\/a>, Wyoming<\/a>, South Dakota<\/a>, and Virginia<\/a>, are also considering similar laws.<\/p>\n The company has so far responded by adding a slew of safety features, including an age-estimation system<\/a> that scans users\u2019 selfies and analyzes facial features to estimate age; standardized content and maturity<\/a> labels; an AI system<\/a> to detect early signals of child endangerment; safeguards for teenagers<\/a>; content controls<\/a>, and more. The company also offers parental controls, tools to restrict communications, and technology that detects when a large number of users are breaking its rules.<\/p>\n