Florida Attorney General Subpoenas Roblox
AG Uthmeier cited "concerning reports" about Roblox exposing children to harmful content as the chief motivation for the subpoena.
2025-04-25
The Florida Attorney General's office has issued a subpoena to the Roblox Corporation, raising concerns about some of the game's content and the potential harm it might pose to children. The move is just the latest in a series of issues that Roblox is facing over its handling of child safety.
As Roblox approaches its 20th anniversary in 2026, the online sandbox game is still looking as popular as ever, boasting over 85 million daily active users and 380 million monthly active users as of early 2025. However, its global success has also invited plenty of scrutiny over Roblox's child safety measures, which some critics previously described as inadequate.
These concerns have now reached Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who recently subpoenaed the Roblox Corporation over its handling of child safety. In an April 16 writ, the AG demanded information on how the company markets Roblox content to children, moderates chat rooms, and designs and enforces age-verification requirements, among other things. "There are concerning reports that this gaming platform, which is popular among children, is exposing them to harmful content and bad actors," AG Uthmeier said in a prepared statement.
Roblox Has 30 Days To Respond to Florida AG's Subpoena
The Roblox developer has 30 days—until May 16—to respond to the subpoena. Among other requests, the Florida AG is seeking a breakdown of daily Roblox playtime by age group for all daily active users aged 16 and under. The subpoena also calls for examples of Roblox marketing materials, along with the game’s policies designed to protect underage users from mature content. Additionally, the Florida AG wants to review the game's abuse reporting forms, specific instances of abuse reports, and any communications between Roblox Corporation and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children involving Florida residents.
The subpoena further demands data on the total number of Roblox accounts removed due to child safety issues between January 2021 and January 2025, as well as documents detailing the types of personal information Roblox collects from underage users. Additionally, the Florida AG has requested information on parental control options, game moderation capabilities, and any instances in which Roblox claimed its platform is safe for all ages as part of its marketing efforts. AG Uthmeier is also seeking the identities of Roblox Corporation employees and contractors in charge of creating and enforcing the company's age-verification protocols in recent years.
The April 16 subpoena demands 27 different types of information in total. Apart from complying with the request, the Roblox Corporation could in theory move to quash or modify it. Failure to respond to a subpoena could lead to contempt-of-court charges.
