FRANKFORT, Ky. —

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is filing a lawsuit against Roblox, a popular gaming and social media platform.

The platform has 380 million monthly users and was launched in 2006. Coleman says nearly two-thirds of children between the ages of 9-12 play games on the Roblox platform in the U.S. Advertisement

In a release announcing the lawsuit, Coleman accused Roblox of creating a “hunting ground for child predators.”

The AG says Roblox has failed to implement effective safety measures to protect children and “intentionally failed to inform parents of the dangers lurking on the platform.”

“Our children are not safe on Roblox. Predators and criminals aren’t just lurking in the platform’s shadows; they’ve been allowed to commit their crimes out in the open,” s

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