FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, alleging the popular online gaming platform has knowingly allowed itself to become a "playground for predators."

The lawsuit targets one of the world's most popular gaming and social media platforms, which Coleman says is used by nearly two-thirds of all U.S. children ages 9 to 12. Coleman discovered the platform's accessibility firsthand when he learned one of his own children created an account at 10 years old without parental knowledge.

"Young kids are able to create accounts quickly, easily, and without their parents' knowledge," Coleman said. "I learned in the last few days when I learned my own one of my own children created an account at 10 years old."

The company, valued at $4

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