LEXINGTON — (TNS) Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Tuesday the commonwealth is suing popular gaming platform Roblox over concerns it is unsafe for children.

Roblox knowingly has created a playground for predators to distribute child sexual abuse material and groom juvenile victims, Coleman alleged in a news conference Oct. 7.

Roblox is an online platform and game creation system that establishes a virtual universe and allows participants to create avatars and play games with themselves and other users. Nearly two-thirds of all U.S. children between ages nine and 12 play games on the Roblox platform, according to Coleman.

Kentucky’s civil lawsuit, filed Monday, accuses Roblox of violating the state’s Consumer Protection Act through deceptive and unfair practices by mi

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