Roblox has been around for a long time. The online game platform first launched in 2006 — just two years after vanilla World of Warcraft hit (the first time) and three years after Second Life, a ...

The lawsuit also alleges that Roblox misleads parents and guardians into believing the gaming app is a safe and appropriate place for children.

Roblox is among the most downloaded online games in the world, reporting millions of daily users from across the globe.

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know.