Alabama reaches $12.2 million settlement with Roblox

Tech NewsAlabama reaches $12.2 million settlement with Roblox over child safety"We are raising the bar on what we expect from gaming platforms," Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said Tuesday.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00A child plays with the Roblox app in Sydney on Feb. 11.Brent Lewin / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 21, 2026, 12:47 PM EDTBy Angela Yang and Abigail BrooksAlabama became the second state Tuesday to announce a settlement with Roblox over child safety protections on the gaming platform. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The company will pay the state $12.2 million, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said, calling the settlement a victory for children and their parents."Platforms that host child consumers must do their part to give parents a fighting chance to shield their children from harm," he said in a statement. "While parents will always play the primary role in protecting their children online, we are raising the bar on what we expect from gaming platforms—parents need a partner, not a black box." The settlement funds will be used to finance school resource officers across the state. The news comes as Roblox, a social gaming platform with more than 151 million users, finds itself embroiled in legal hot water over alleged child safety issues in its user-made games, including sexual predators who prey on children, and sexually explicit or violent content.Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall speaks at a press conference across the street from the Manhattan criminal court, on May 13, 2024, in New York.Stefan Jeremiah / AP fileLast week, Nevada became the first to reach a deal with Roblox with a $12 million settlement. Both the settlements were negotiated in lieu of official lawsuits from the states.Under the terms of both settlements, the company pledged to enforce stricter safeguards, including by requiri...