A Snohomish County family has filed a lawsuit against Roblox Corporation and Discord, Inc., accusing the popular online platforms of enabling the sexual exploitation of a teenage girl.

Several families in Florida and across the country are taking legal action against the popular online gaming platform Roblox, alleging it has become a hunting ground for child sex predators and that the company has failed to adequately warn the public about dangers to young users.

The family is among dozens suing Roblox, Discord and other tech platforms, alleging they allowed sexual predators access to their children.

Speaking to Yahoo Life last year about safety concerns, Laura Higgins, Roblox’s director of community safety and civility, said, "We update our filters continuously, multiple times a day.” Higgins added that, "For users under 13, our filters are even ...