DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 12, 2025--
A Case for Women LLC, a women-owned organization dedicated to educating women about how to access contingency fee civil legal services, is warning parents that Roblox, a popular online gaming platform marketed to children as young as five years old, may be putting children at risk of sexual exploitation. According to recent lawsuits, Roblox has been accused of lackluster safety protocols when it comes to protecting users, often children.
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“I’ve been completely shocked at the number of parents who have reached out to us about their children being targeted by predators on Roblox,” said Susan Jones Knape, president of A Case for Women. “These aren’t “absent” parents – these are parents who have tried to do everything right and assumed that a company marketing its products to kids would also do the right thing. Yet, they’re finding the in-game safety features are not effective – and that predators can easily coach a child through creating additional accounts, downloading and using other chat apps like Discord, or keeping communication hidden. Bottom line: Roblox is not doing enough to keep children safe on their platform and they need to be held accountable. These parents are devastated.”
According to a July 2024 article by Bloomberg, Roblox has over 78 million users, many of whom are under the age of 13. Yet, Roblox only has about 3,000 moderators, which is significantly fewer than TikTok, which has over 2 billion users and is not marketed to minors.
Mounting lawsuits have accused Roblox of leaving an “unlocked door” that predators have exploited, claiming that Roblox has not done enough to protect children on the platform.
Here are some red flags to look if you think your child may be hiding something from you on Roblox:
Roblox isn’t the only online platform named in these lawsuits. Discord, a chat app that allows for instant communication via text, video calls, voice calls, and other media, has also been accused of offering a space where predators can exploit children online without proper moderation or protection, sometimes resulting in serious harm to a child, such as facilitating in-person meetings that result in sexual abuse or even trafficking.
Advocates at A Case for Women urge parents to contact them right away if they suspect their child has been the target of online predators. Even if law enforcement, the FBI and/or Homeland Security has already been involved, it is important to consider joining civil litigation that will pursue the root cause of the problem. We hope to hear from you soon.
About A Case for Women
A Case for Women, founded in 2015, is the nation’s leader in advocating for women who have been sexually assaulted or otherwise harmed due to corporate misconduct. It is our mission to educate women and their families about opportunities to take civil legal action that not only provides compensation but also creates systemic change. We educate, advocate, and ultimately connect women with experienced law firms that represent survivors on a contingency fee basis. Since our inception, we have spoken with hundreds of thousands of people who have been harmed by the negligence of institutions and companies that chose profits over people. This work has resulted in significant societal changes, such as the dramatic shift in gymnastics coaching after the Larry Nassar MSU lawsuit, the implementation of rideshare safety protocols, the removal of Essure birth control from the U.S. market, changes in the Catholic Church, removal of asbestos-laced talcum powder from the market, and many more.
Susan Jones Knape, President of A Case for Women
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday in hopes of securing $100 billion in investments to revive Venezuela’s ability to fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum — a plan that rides on their comfort in making commitments in a country plagued by instability, inflation and uncertainty.
Since the U.S. military raid to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, Trump has quickly pivoted to portraying the move as a newfound economic opportunity for the U.S., seizing tankers carrying Venezuelan oil, saying the U.S. is taking over the sales of 30 million to 50 million barrels of previously sanctioned Venezuelan oil and will be controlling sales worldwide indefinitely.
On Friday, U.S. forces seized their fifth tanker over the past month that has been linked to Venezuelan oil. The action reflected the determination of the U.S. to fully control the exporting, refining and production of Venezuelan petroleum, a sign of the Trump administration's plans for ongoing involvement in the sector as it seeks commitments from private companies.
It's all part of a broader push by Trump to keep gasoline prices low. At a time when many Americans are concerned about affordability, the incursion in Venezuela melds Trump’s assertive use of presidential powers with an optical spectacle meant to convince Americans that he can bring down energy prices.
The meeting, set for 2:30 p.m. EST, will be open to the news media, according to an update to the president's daily schedule. “At least 100 Billion Dollars will be invested by BIG OIL, all of whom I will be meeting with today at The White House,” Trump said Friday in a pre-dawn social media post.
Trump is set to meet with executives from 17 oil companies, according to the White House. Among the companies attending are Chevron, which still operates in Venezuela, and ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, which both had oil projects in the country that were lost as part of a 2007 nationalization of private businesses under Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez.
The president is meeting with a wide swath of domestic and international companies with interests ranging from construction to the commodity markets. Other companies slated to be at the meeting include Halliburton, Valero, Marathon, Shell, Singapore-based Trafigura, Italy-based Eni and Spain-based Repsol.
Large U.S. oil companies have so far largely refrained from affirming investments in Venezuela as contracts and guarantees need to be in place. Trump has suggested on social media that America would help to backstop any investments.
Venezuela’s oil production has slumped below one million barrels a day. Part of Trump's challenge to turn that around will be to convince oil companies that his administration has a stable relationship with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez, as well as protections for companies entering the market.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum are slated to attend the oil executives meeting, according to the White House.
Meanwhile, the United States and Venezuelan governments said Friday they were exploring the possibility of r estoring diplomatic relations between the two countries, and that a delegation from the Trump administration arrived to the South American nation on Friday.
The small team of U.S. diplomats and diplomatic security officials traveled to Venezuela to make a preliminary assessment about the potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, the State Department said in a statement.
Trump also announced on Friday he’d meet with President Gustavo Petro in early February, but called on the Colombian leader to make quick progress on stemming flow of cocaine into the U.S.
Trump, following the ouster of Maduro, had made vague threats to take similar action against Petro. Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart after a friendly phone call in which he invited Petro to visit the White House.
President Donald Trump waves as he walks off stage after speaking to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
