A lawsuit accusing Roblox Corporation of misleading parents about the safety of its online gaming platform will move forward after a Williamson County court rejected the company’s request to dismiss the case, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s office announced Tuesday.
The Chancery Court of Williamson County denied Roblox’s motion to throw out Skrmetti’s consumer protection lawsuit against the gaming giant, which was filed by the state in December 2025.
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The lawsuit alleges Roblox made detailed promises about its safety measures, including claims that every uploaded image, video, and audio file was reviewed before being posted, safety moderators monitored the platform around the clock, and harmful content was removed within minutes. The state alleges Roblox knowingly failed to uphold those promises.
Roblox argued that Section 230, a federal law providing certain protections to online platforms for content posted by users, as well as the First Amendment, shielded the company from the lawsuit. The company also argued that Tennessee had not provided enough facts to establish deception.
Skrmetti’s office said the court rejected those arguments, finding that the case concerns statements Roblox made about its own safety features rather than content posted by users. The court also found that Tennessee’s claims were sufficiently detailed to proceed under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act.
“Roblox told parents it was a safe platform for their kids despite evidence that it wasn’t. The Court’s ruling means that Roblox will have to answer for those statements,” Skrmetti said in a statement. “We will keep pursuing accountability for Tennessee families.”
Skrmetti’s lawsuit was initially filed as his office warned Tennessee parents about alleged dangers on the platform. The December 2025 complaint, which claimed that more than two-thirds of Roblox’s daily active users were under 16, alleged Roblox marketed itself as safe and family-friendly while children could be exposed to sexual content and predatory behavior.
The latest court ruling allows Tennessee to continue pursuing its claims against Roblox and attempt to prove its case.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
