This is part 2 of the blog, Roblox: A Playground for Predators. Read part 1. In our previous blog, we examined the nature of Roblox (“Robux” currency, chat, and voice chat features) and its facilitation of child sexual exploitation as evinced in various lawsuits. The harms of Roblox have been well documented for years. This final part of our blog will discuss the brief timeline and technical details of the ongoing Multi-District Litigation (MDL) and lawsuits against Roblox.
The 2026 Multi District Litigation Against Roblox: Lawsuit after lawsuit after lawsuit…
Since the first major lawsuit against Roblox in 2022, the company has received hundreds of claims for its failure to enforce safety measures that protect children, and its failure to ensure that predators cannot groom, manipulate, and sexually exploit children. The following is a brief timeline of the lawsuits against Roblox:
Significance of Multi-District Litigation
In September 2025, a petition was filed to centralize claims against Roblox in a Multi-District Litigation (MDL) under 28 U.S.C. § 1407. In December 2025, the U.S. Judiciary Panel on Multi-District Litigation (JPML) centralized 79 sexual abuse lawsuits against Roblox. This action created MDL No. 3166 in Northern California. The defendants (Roblox, Discord and Meta) argued for “informal coordination,” “arbitration,” and “case-by-case review” due to “factual variations among the cases.” However, the Panel rejected this. It noted that “product liability” MDLs usually don’t involve many parties and cases. This centralization will help save resources for everyone and boost efficiency.
This centralization makes sense. The Louisiana, Kentucky, and Texas attorneys general have filed actions against Roblox. Also, the Florida attorney general has started a criminal investigation. Meanwhile, the Oklahoma attorney general is reportedly launching an investigation. The panel transferred these cases to be heard before Judge Richard Seeborg in Northern California. This is because “nineteen of the 31 actions are pending there” with “24 potential tag-along actions.” The defendants, Roblox, Discord, and Meta, have their headquarters in the district. Snapchat’s headquarters are close by.
The panel’s decision to centralize all lawsuits reflects an ongoing frustration amongst survivors, who are often forced into arbitration. In December 2025, San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Nina Shapirshteyn ruled that Roblox’s arbitration clause is unenforceable under Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment (EFAA). Private arbitration forces victims’ claims into a confidential system outside of an open court. This procedure often silences victims, in this case, overwhelmingly underage victims.
As of February 2026, over 800 parents from 48 states sent open letters to Roblox and Discord, urging companies to stop trying to “force child sexual exploitation lawsuits into private arbitration.”
What Parents and Children Need to Know:
Roblox can be a fun platform for young players to connect with peers. However, Roblox’s frantic facial age-verification enforcement as of January 2026 does not compensate for the irreversible damage inflicted on victims over the past decade.
Roblox has been well aware of predators on its platform. However, the sheer number of victims and the CSAM created speak to how none of the safety measures were sufficient. It is not a question of whether or not there were safety measures; it is a question of if they were even safe to begin with, and unfortunately, the statistics, victim testimonies, and lawsuits amount to a resounding NO.
Parents must know that any online chat can lead to more private chats on third-party platforms. Parental controls have recently been updated and Roblox Sentinel has improved grooming and CSAM detection. However, there are highly skilled predators out there with more technological knowledge than ever.
Parents must also be aware that children are vulnerable to intelligent manipulation, coercion, and sextortion, especially in an economy like the one in Roblox. Children must know that no normal adult would ever play Roblox to gift Robux, let alone chat with a minor. Similarly, no normal older teenager would ever want to contact a random little girl or boy.
Enough Abuse® will continue to monitor Doe et al v. Roblox Corporation et al. (Unfortunately, the link to the Multi District Litigation in the Northern District of California has been removed from its homepage. Enough Abuse® will update all blogs as soon as the homepage restores all links).
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