A California man has been arrested for abducting a 10-year-old child he reportedly met on social media apps Roblox and Discord, authorities said Wednesday.

However, now two years later, in their latest announcement Roblox has confirmed that the famous 'oof' sound effect would be removed.

A 10-year-old girl was kidnapped by a man who messaged her on Roblox and Discord. She was found hundreds of miles from her home the next day.

Louisiana sued the online gaming platform Roblox on Thursday, alleging the wildly popular site has perpetuated an environment where sexual predators “thrive, unite, hunt and victimize kids.” ...

Roblox is a huge sprawling world of games which is sometimes described as a kind of primitive metaverse. It's one of the most popular children's games in the world.

Louisiana AG Liz Murrill has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, accusing the gaming platform of enabling child exploitation and failing to protect young users.

"Roblox is simply not doing enough to protect our kids, to inform parents, and to go after child predators. As you know, I am leading the fight for the full release of the Epstein files.

Roblox is the most popular game for children under 13 right now. But some charities and safety experts say that more children are finding upsetting and abusive content on the site. Newsround's ...

'Roblox' is being taken to court by a top prosecutor from the state of Louisiana over alleged child safety concerns.

It’s been confirmed that Roblox is involved in an “active investigation” by the US Government. Read More: Has gaming outpriced the average player? In response to a freedom of information ...