Roblox hit the wrong protection of death after a teenager suicide

After the suicide of her son, Becca Dallas submitted a potentially revolutionary lawsuit against Roblox and disagreeable, accusing the platform of injustice of death. As first reported The New York TimesThe lawsuit recounts events leading to Ethan Dallas’s death, detail about the details of his interactions with a player called Nate. According to the report, Nate was probably a 37-year-old man named Timothy O’Connor, which was previously arrested on the accusations of “possession of child pornography and transmission of harmful material materials.” The report added that Ethan opened about these incidents to his mom before he committed suicide four months after a recognition.

The lawsuit could be the first of such species against Roblox, according to NitySince it attributes some guilt on a platform for playing that is home to tens of millions of juvenile players. In the statement in the report, the ROBLOK spokesman said that the problems with the safety of children were seen in the industry and that the company was working on new security functions, while respecting the law enforcement.

This is not the first time Roblox faced complaints that it is a dangerous place for juveniles. In August, Louisiana Lawyer GeneralLiz Murrill, submitted a lawsuit, who claimed that Roblox does not “conduct basic security controls” to protect its juvenile user base. This lawsuit follows a similar investigation initiated by the FLORIDA General James Uthmeierwho asked for answers to Roblock reports, reported, exposing children with “harmful content and bad actors”. Roblox took steps to combat these allegations, including tightening restrictions ExperiencesAnd recently, expanding tools for an age assessment to all users.