Now, they and other families are suing Roblox Corporation, accusing the gaming platform of failing to protect children from ...

On the outside, it’s a LEGO-like universe, where you can immerse yourself in a virtual brick world. But as one Taft family found, this video game, targeted at kids, could be dangerous.

The lawsuit alleges a Webster County teen was exploited on the gaming platform by a predator posing as a child and that Roblox failed to prevent it.

Joining the site, which sees over 39 million daily users, is simple. But what happens when predators with bad intentions join ...