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A Los Angeles County mother said her daughter met a sexual predator on the popular children’s gaming platform Roblox, claiming the company is not doing enough to protect vulnerable players who are too ...

Roblox is the digital equivalent of a creepy cargo van lingering at the edge of a playground,” Skirmetti said in a press ...

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