Lawsuit Legal News Affiliate Law Firm Files Claims Against Roblox and Discord: A New Legal Battle for Child Safety:
In July 2025, a lawsuit was filed by renowned trial lawyer Matthew Dolman against two of the largest tech companies in the world, Roblox and Discord. The complaint alleges that the platforms' inadequate safety features and negligent design enabled a predator to exploit a Florida minor, causing serious harm.
As lead counsel in this landmark litigation, Attorney Dolman and his firm, Dolman Law Group, are leading the charge to hold these companies accountable for the harm many families are reporting on behalf of children who have been targeted, groomed, and exploited by online predators. The team at Dolman Law Group is also affiliated with Lawsuit Legal News (LLN), and often handles these types of cases for our clients.
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The Allegations: Roblox and Discord are A Breeding Ground for Predators
The lawsuit, filed on July 18, 2025, in the Superior Court of California, accuses Roblox and Discord of creating what the complaint calls a "breeding ground for predators." The legal action focuses on how both platforms, despite being popular with children and teenagers, allegedly failed to implement meaningful safeguards to prevent dangerous interactions.
The complaint outlines a disturbing pattern where a child was targeted and groomed by an adult platform user through the communication and chat features on both apps. The family alleges the in-app contact ultimately led to the child being harmed. The lawsuit asserts that these companies not only failed to protect the young players who make up the majority of platform users but also misled parents by falsely promoting their platforms as safe and secure environments for minors.
A Failure to Protect and a Misleading Promise
The legal filing details how Roblox and Discord allegedly misrepresent the safety of their platforms to parents while doing little to restrict unsupervised interactions between adults and children. Roblox, for instance, is promoted as the number one online game for kids, with nearly 40% of its massive 380 million user base under the age of 13.
The complaint points to user-generated content and chat functions on the platform that allegedly facilitate sexually inappropriate situations and player interactions.
Discord, similarly, is presented as a safe social space but has become a well-known hub for predators to continue conversations with victims off-platform, often with even less oversight. The lawsuit argues that even with the strictest privacy settings, a child could still be exposed to inappropriate content, such as "bathhouses" within the Roblox game.
According to Matthew Dolman, "Tech platforms that target kids have a heightened responsibility to protect them. Roblox and Discord failed at every level—and a child suffered because of it. This lawsuit is about holding them accountable for putting profits before protection."
Roblox Lawsuits Seek to Hold Tech Companies Accountable
This litigation seeks not only to recover monetary damages for the victims and their families but also to force systemic change within Roblox and Discord. The lawsuit's goals are to demand that these companies:
- Implement better safety features to prevent minors from being exposed to predators.
- Enforce meaningful safeguards that truly protect children.
- Stop misleading parents about the level of safety on these child-friendly platforms.
Families may be eligible to file a lawsuit if their child was targeted, groomed, or harmed after using Roblox or Discord. Legal eligibility does not require a criminal conviction against the actual perpetrator; it only requires proof that the platforms’ negligence contributed to the conditions that allowed the exploitation or harm to occur.
Potential compensation in these cases may cover:
- Emotional distress and trauma
- Costs of counseling or therapy
- Loss of educational progress
- Other losses that can be directly tied to the harm suffered
In some instances, punitive damages may also be sought to punish the companies for their alleged reckless disregard for child safety.
Contact a Lawyer to Learn More
Attorney Matthew Dolman, lead counsel in the lawsuit against Roblox and Discord, and his firm, Dolman Law Group, are affiliated with Lawsuit Legal News and handle cases on behalf of our readers. The team is currently representing families in these lawsuits and is offering free, confidential consultations to parents who believe their child was harmed on these platforms.
If your child was targeted by a predator or exposed to harmful content on Roblox or Discord, it's crucial to understand your legal options. We invite you to contact us today for a free consultation to learn more about the legal process and find out if you qualify to bring a lawsuit or join the pending Roblox litigation.
Call the Lawsuit Legal Team at 📞 Call (866) 535-9515 or fill out our confidential contact form to get started. There is no cost or obligation to meet with our team and learn more about how to protect your child and other children who are exposed to possible Roblox and Discord harm.
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