Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that his office is suing the gaming site Roblox for misrepresenting the platform's safety measures to protect children from sexual predators.
In a video shared on social media Thursday, Uthmeier said that his office has taken several steps to investigate the online platform, including launching a criminal investigation back in October.
In the post's caption, the Florida attorney general claimed that Roblox is "hiding behind press releases and superficial safety measures while predators are openly grooming and targeting children on its platform."
While the investigation continues, he said his office is using "all tools in the toolbox to hold this dangerous platform accountable."
"That's why today I'm announcing that my office is

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