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One parent says he paid more than $5,000 for the game's virtual currency and then discovered his young daughter had been confronted by an online predator.SAN DIEGO — Every day, between the months of April 2023 through June 2023, more than 65.5 million people, 39.3 million of which were under the age of 13, logged on to the popular online children's game, Roblox.
Now, some of those parents are taking on the online gaming behemoth in hopes of protecting their children as well as millions of others from the hidden dangers within the game. Users are encouraged to purchase monthly plans costing anywhere from $4.99 a month - for 400 Robux - to Premium 2200 for $19.99 a month for currency to create unique avatars, characters, game items, and access to new and obscure virtual worlds.
In 2021 Roblox agreed to pay $10 million to settle a class action lawsuit from users who say virtual accessories that they purchased in the Some time ago Uhl learned that his daughter had made a friend online. Uhl and his wife believed the new friend was close in age to her daughter. "It was an adult that was manipulating and grooming my daughter," Uhl told CBS 8."The adult contacted my daughter offline and then started exchanging emails with her."
According to the lawsuit, Murphy allowed her 7-year-old son to create a Roblox account in January of 2021. Since that time, the lawsuit states that Murphy's young son has been asked to perform virtual sex acts online and has been called a racial slur by other users on the site.
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