2026年5月15日 / 美国东部时间凌晨2:39 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
俄克拉荷马州周四对罗布乐思提起诉讼，成为最新一家因儿童安全问题对这款热门游戏平台采取法律行动的州政府。
“罗布乐思将自身宣传为儿童安全的游戏场所，但却对 predators（掠食者）在其平台上针对并剥削未成年人的行为视而不见，”总检察长根特纳·德拉蒙德周四在一份新闻稿中表示。
在克利夫兰县地区法院提交的这份长达51页的诉讼书中，德拉蒙德称罗布乐思未能实施基本的安全管控措施，将用户增长置于儿童安全之上，并称该平台“在俄克拉荷马州及美国其他地区系统性地助长了对儿童的性剥削和虐待”。
诉讼指控称，该平台的设计使得家长无法知晓孩子的游戏活动，导致儿童接触到“危险成年人”，并遭遇暴力和色情内容。
根据诉讼书，去年9月，俄克拉荷马州一名母亲起诉罗布乐思，原因是她当时12岁的女儿在该平台上被一名伪装成青少年的40多岁男子胁迫，发送了露骨照片和视频。
过去一年来，全美多地陆续提起多起诉讼，指控罗布乐思的在线环境助长了对儿童的剥削。
哥伦比亚广播公司去年的一项调查发现，罗布乐思平台上至少有十多起针对少数群体的仇恨言论事件，还有一款游戏中出现了数十个纳粹党徽，用户可以绕过安全审核机制。
俄克拉荷马州的诉讼指控罗布乐思违反了该州的《消费者保护法》，称罗布乐思未向消费者披露“对儿童造成伤害风险的真实性质”，存在虚假陈述。俄克拉荷马州正要求对每一项违法行为处以民事罚款，并下达永久禁令，禁止该平台进行欺诈性操作，同时要求其实施“有意义且持久的”安全保障措施。
根据罗布乐思官方数据，该平台每日活跃用户超过1.5亿，而俄克拉荷马州的诉讼书称，美国9至12岁儿童中有多达三分之二拥有该平台账号。
罗布乐思在其官网表示，公司采用了“严格的内置保护措施和工具”，并与儿童安全专家建立了合作关系。该公司上月宣布，将于6月为16岁以下用户推出扩展版家长控制功能。
在给哥伦比亚广播公司新闻的一份声明中，罗布乐思首席安全官马特·考夫曼表示，公司已构建了多层安全系统保护用户安全，部署了人工智能检测、人工审核和过滤功能，旨在防止用户交换个人信息。
“我们与德拉蒙德总检察长一样，致力于儿童网络安全，”考夫曼说道。“话虽如此，我们对他提起的诉讼感到失望，该诉讼从根本上误解了罗布乐思的运作方式，也未考虑到公司为树立网络安全新标准而采取的广泛且行业领先的主动防范措施。”
该公司称，它是首个要求所有使用聊天功能的用户进行年龄验证的在线游戏平台，并指出平台不允许在聊天中交换图片或视频。
考夫曼表示，当发现违规行为时，罗布乐思会与执法部门密切合作，并且“尽管没有任何系统可以做到完美无缺”，公司一直在不断加强用户保护措施。“我们期待与德拉蒙德总检察长开展建设性合作，共同保障儿童的网络安全，”他说道。
包括俄克拉荷马州在内，目前至少已有9个州对罗布乐思提起诉讼，另有至少3个州与该平台达成了和解。
Oklahoma becomes latest state to sue Roblox over child safety concerns
May 15, 2026 / 2:39 AM EDT / CBS News
Oklahoma filed a lawsuit against Roblox on Thursday, becoming the latest state to take legal action against the popular gaming platform over child safety concerns.
“Roblox marketed itself as a safe place for children but turned a blind eye as predators targeted and exploited minors on its platform,” Attorney General Gentner Drummond said in a press release on Thursday.
In the 51-page lawsuit filed in Cleveland County District Court, Drummond claims that Roblox failed to implement basic safety controls, prioritizing user growth over child safety, and that the platform “facilitated the systemic sexual exploitation and abuse of children across Oklahoma and elsewhere in the United States.”
The platform’s design, the suit alleges, prevents parents from being aware of their child’s activity, resulting in exposure to “dangerous adults” and to encounters involving violence and sexual content.
In September, according to the lawsuit, an Oklahoma mother sued Roblox after her then-12-year-old daughter was coerced into sending explicit photos and videos to a man in his forties posing as a teenager on the platform.
Over the last year, a swath of lawsuits have sprung up across the country alleging an online environment within Roblox that facilitates child exploitation.
A CBS News investigation last year found at least a dozen instances of hate speech on Roblox targeting minority groups and dozens of swastikas in one game where users were able to bypass safety moderations.
Oklahoma’s suit alleges violations under the state’s Consumer Protection Act, claiming that Roblox made misrepresentations to consumers by not disclosing “the true nature of the risks of harm posed to children.” Oklahoma is seeking civil penalties for each violation of the act and permanent injunctions prohibiting deceptive practices and requiring the implementation of “meaningful and lasting” safeguards.
The platform hosts over 150 million active daily users, according to Roblox, and as many as two-thirds of U.S. children between 9 and 12 years old have accounts, Oklahoma’s lawsuit claims.
Roblox says on its website that the company applies “rigorous build-in protections and tools” and leverages partnerships with child safety experts. It announced last month that it will launch expanded parental controls for users under 16 in June.
In a statement to CBS News, Roblox Chief Safety Officer Matt Kaufman said the company has built a multilayered safety system for user protection that deploys AI-powered detection, human moderation and filters designed to prevent the exchange of personal information.
“We share Attorney General Drummond’s commitment to child online safety,” Kaufman said. “With that said, we are disappointed that he has filed a lawsuit that both fundamentally misrepresents how Roblox works and fails to take into account the extensive, industry-leading proactive measures the company is taking to set a new standard in online safety.”
The company said it is the first online gaming platform to require age checks for all users accessing chat features, and noted that it does not allow the exchange of images or videos in chats.
Kaufman said Roblox works closely with law enforcement when it identifies violations and that “while no system can be perfect,” the company is constantly strengthening user protections. “We look forward to working constructively with Attorney General Drummond to help keep kids safe online,” he said.
At least nine states including Oklahoma have sued Roblox and at least three others have reached settlements with the platform.
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