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Raja Jackson arrested nearly a month after allegedly assaulting pro wrestler live on Kick stream

by admin September 19, 2025



Police have taken Kick streamer Raja Jackson, the son of UFC legend Rampage Jackson, into custody after he attacked a pro wrestler during a live event, sending the victim to the hospital.

According to TMZ, Jackson was arrested on September 18, almost a full month after the altercation. The outlet reports that Raja was booked on a felony charge and is still behind bars on a $50,000 bond.

On August 23, Jackson stormed into the ring at KnokX Pro Wrestling Academy while streaming on Kick and repeatedly punched wrestler Syko Stu, real name Stewart Smith.

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The clash stemmed from an earlier run-in where Stu believed Jackson’s appearance was part of the show. Although the two seemed to reconcile, promoters reportedly tried to spin it into a storyline. But when Jackson entered the ring, he unleashed real punches.

Kick: Raja JacksonSyko Stu is alive and stable after the brutal attack from Raja Jackson.

According to wrestler Douglas Malo, Stu suffered serious facial injuries, including multiple broken bones and broken teeth.

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At the time, LAPD confirmed they received a 9 p.m. call reporting an attempted murder, but Jackson fled before officers arrived.

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Before the brawl, Jackson told viewers it was his “dream to f**k up a pro wrestler” and warned he was “really going to hit him.”

KnokX Pro condemned the attack as “a selfish, irresponsible act of violence.” Once affiliated with WWE’s Independent Development program, the academy has since been quietly distanced from the company.

A GoFundMe launched in support of Stu has raised thousands, including a $10,000 donation from YouTuber MrBeast.

Stu regained consciousness days after the attack, but was still suffering from “very serious” injuries to his face.

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Rampage Jackson expressed hope of shaking Stu’s hand one day and asked for forgiveness, further admitting that his son “went too far.”



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Sony fires Ghost of Yotei artist, allegedly over Charlie Kirk joke

by admin September 18, 2025


A senior artist on Ghost of Yotei has been fired, reportedly following a joke they made about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

As reported by Kotaku, Drew Harrison, a senior staff character lookdev and texture artist at Sucker Punch Productions, was allegedly fired less than 24 hours after making a joke on X regarding the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025.

In a now-deleted series of tweets, Harrison, a ten-year veteran of Sucker Punch Productions, claimed that she had been subject to a harassment campaign that included multiple anonymous phone calls following the post, with X users, such as Mark “Grummz” Kern, calling for a boycott of Ghost of Yotei and for Harrison to be let go from the studio.

On September 12, Harrison reported on X that she’d been fired.

“If standing up against fascism is what cost me my dream job I held for 10 years, I would do it again 100x stronger,” Harrison wrote.

Sony confirmed in an email statement to Kotaku that it had parted ways with the artist.

“Drew Harrison is no longer an employee of Sucker Punch Productions,” a spokesperson from Sony Interactive Entertainment told the publication.

On September 16, 2025, Sucker Punch Productions posted a new Ghost of Yotei trailer on X, which has seen numerous replies calling for a boycott of the game and multiple users posting “RIP Charlie Kirk.”

Sony and Sucker Punch Productions are not the only game companies facing pressure to dismiss employees over posts regarding Charlie Kirk’s death.

Square Enix, Warhammer/Games Workshop, Bethesda, and Activision Blizzard are among others facing backlash from some on social media.

In response to a thread listing Activision Blizzard employees who have been “trashing Charlie Kirk,” X owner Elon Musk tagged Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in a post on September 12, 2025, asking, “What’s going on here?”

Later that same day, Microsoft posted the following from its official X account:

“We’re aware of the views expressed by a small subset of our employees regarding recent events. We take matters like this very seriously, and we are currently reviewing each individual situation. Comments celebrating violence against anyone are unacceptable and do not align with our values.”

GamesIndustry.biz has contacted Sony for comment on this story.



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Israel Calls for Seizure of $1.5 Million in Tether Allegedly Tied to Iran

by admin September 16, 2025



In brief

  • Israel’s National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing has released a list of 187 USDT addresses.
  • It alleges the addresses, which collectively received $1.5 billion, are linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and must be blacklisted.
  • Blockchain data firm Elliptic said it couldn’t be certain if all the addresses were linked to Iran’s armed forces.

Israel on Monday published a list of crypto addresses, alleging Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used them to receive $1.5 billion in USDT.

Israel’s National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing said in its announcement that the crypto across the 187 addresses should be seized. 

The NBCTF did not immediately respond to Decrypt‘s questions but blockchain analytics firm Elliptic said the addresses received the huge amount of crypto in the form of Tether’s USDT. 



Elliptic added that it wasn’t able to say for certain if all the addresses were directly linked to Iran “since some of them may be controlled by cryptocurrency services and could be part of wallet infrastructure used to facilitate transactions for many customers.”

It added that the assets could be seized because they are in the form of USDT. Tether’s USDT stablecoin is the fourth biggest digital asset by market cap and the most-traded virtual coin, with a 24-hour trading volume of over $101 billion. 

Tether, the company that issues the digital coin, has worked with law enforcement in the past to freeze USDT linked to criminal activity.  

Pro-Israel hacking group Gonjeshke Darande in June drained $90 million in crypto from Iranian exchange Nobitex, alleging it had links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. 

But compliance firm Crystal Intelligence told Decrypt that many Nobitex customers were likely hit by the hack. 

Iran has long used cryptocurrency to circumvent sanctions. Last week, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts filed a civil forfeiture action to recover $584,741 in USDT stablecoins from an Iranian national who provided technology to the Iranian military.

Iran’s IRGC is believed to be one of the country’s biggest Bitcoin miners.

Israel and Iran have been arch regional enemies for decades. The two attacked each other in a 12-day war in June, roiling crypto and other markets. 

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Charlie Kirk Shooter Allegedly Had Bullet With Helldivers 2 Reference On It

by admin September 12, 2025


New information has surfaced in the federal investigation into the assassination of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk that includes a potentially unexpected link to Helldivers 2. Bullets left behind near the crime scene had markings on them, according to information shared at a news conference on Friday morning by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, one of which included symbols that line up with a military Stratagem from last year’s hit sci-fi extraction game.

Investigators said Discord messages from the suspected shooter led them to believe he had engraved the writings on bullets he used to kill Kirk at a Utah Valley University event earlier this week. A bolt-action rifle with a scope was recovered from a wooded area near the school on Thursday, with unfired bullets containing engravings on the casings.

🚨Spencer Cox confirms writings on bullet casings and says they included “hey, fascist” and “if you read this, you are gay LMAO.” pic.twitter.com/9gow1IhynD

— Off The Press (@OffThePress1) September 12, 2025

One of the casings reportedly had the words “Hey fascists! Catch!” on it alongside an up arrow, right arrow, and three down arrows.

While that last part might seem meaningless to most people, Helldivers 2 players immediately understood it to be a reference to the Eagle 500kg Bomb stratagem which requires players to input those button presses on their keyboard or their controller’s d-pad in order to call down a giant payload that explodes moments later.

⇧⇨⇩⇩⇩ (Up, Right, Down, Down, Down) is an orbital stratagem code from the game Helldivers II. It calls in an Eagle airstrike that drops a 500K bomb — the most destructive piece of single ordinance in the game. https://t.co/GzMvH9Dxrj pic.twitter.com/7M2nfvQFGJ

— Steve Skojec (@SteveSkojec) September 12, 2025

It’s not yet clear if the suspected shooter, Tyler Robinson, who was recently arrested in connection with the assassination, meant for the engraving to be connected to Helldivers 2 or what significance that reference would have had in connection with the crime.

What is Helldivers 2?

Helldivers 2 was made by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by Sony for PlayStation 5 and PC early last year, instantly becoming one of 2025’s most popular games after selling over 10 million copies. The multiplayer shooter has players step into the shoes of space marines as they battle alien threats across the galaxy as a parody of sci-fi fascism in the vein of Starship Troopers.

Helldivers 2 came to Xbox Series X/S just last month and has continued to be one of the most played games on PC and console in part due to constantly-evolving in-game storytelling and a robust social community of dedicated players. Players team up, go down to random planet surfaces, complete mini-objective while dodging waves of hostile aliens, and repeatedly die in often absurd ways thanks to the game’s complex ragdoll physics.

Players have been flooding the game’s Discord today following the press conference sharing their shock and disgust, as well as debating whether Arrowhead Game Studios should make a statement addressing the situation. Robinson’s name has already been banned from the Helldivers 2 Discord servers so that any attempt to mention the suspected shooter by name is automatically filtered out.

“Weird day to be a Helldivers mod”

On the game’s subreddits, which include over 1.5 million members, fans have been trying to process the news. “Not for nothing, but it’s gonna be weird to have one of these tattoos,” one player wrote in a thread referencing a past photo shared by someone over a year ago with a tattoo of the same Eagle 500kg Bomb stratagem reportedly referenced on Robinson’s bullets. “Don’t let some delusional person take what’s ours,” wrote another.

“Community is necessary because of events like this,” wrote one of the subreddit’s moderators. “If we as people spent more time learning about each other and overcoming our differences instead of bickering we might actually achieve equity and not just equality. As Helldivers it’s our responsibility to keep those we love and are sworn to protect safe from outside evils.  Sometimes those evils exist within our own society.”

Politicians have long tried to link gun violence with video games, including President Donald Trump. Earlier this week, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his department was looking into any potential links between gaming and increases in school shootings. The U.S. suffers from exponentially more school shootings than other countries, despite having the same number of video games.

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Sister of Timberwolves' Naz Reid allegedly slain by boyfriend
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Sister of Timberwolves’ Naz Reid allegedly slain by boyfriend

by admin September 9, 2025


JACKSON, N.J. — The sister of Minnesota Timberwolves player Naz Reid was fatally shot at a New Jersey apartment complex this weekend, and authorities said Monday that her boyfriend has been charged with murder.

Police went to the Paragon apartment complex in Jackson around 11 a.m. Saturday after receiving reports of shots fired. They soon found Toraya Reid, 28, unresponsive near the complex’s exit, and she apparently had been shot multiple times, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Officers also saw Shaquille Green, 29, of Jackson running down a nearby road, and he was soon taken into custody without incident.

Besides the murder count, Green also faces two weapons charges. Billhimer said Reid and Green had been in “a dating relationship” but did not provide further details.

Green remained jailed Monday, and prosecutors did not know whether he had retained an attorney.

Reid, 25, a New Jersey native and a star scholastic player in his home state, is about to enter his seventh season with Minnesota and recently signed a five-year contract with the team. He was named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year for the 2023-24 season.

In a social media post Monday afternoon, teammate Karl-Anthony Towns said he was “heartbroken” in an apparent response to the news.

Heartbroken. No words can ever take away the pain for my brother. Holding everyone close in prayer today. 🙏❤️

— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) September 8, 2025

Reid’s agents did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Monday.

Jackson is a community in southern New Jersey about 31 miles (50 kilometers) northeast of Philadelphia.

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Silicon Valley Tech Worker Fatally Shot After Allegedly Stabbing Roommate

by admin September 8, 2025


A Silicon Valley tech worker was fatally shot by police this week after allegedly stabbing a roommate.

Santa Clara police responded to a disturbance call that quickly escalated to a stabbing earlier this week. A police officer responding to the incident fatally shot the alleged attacker.

The four men in the apartment were all “high-tech workers,” though the suspect had been unemployed “for one and a half years already,” the house manager for the property claimed in an interview with local news KTVU. It’s not yet clear which Bay Area tech company the roommates worked for.

The incident took place in the early morning hours on Wednesday at the 1800 block of Eisenhower Drive in Santa Clara, California. The town is at the center of Silicon Valley, housing the headquarters of major technology companies like Nvidia, AMD, Intel, and ServiceNow.

The coroner is still working to locate and notify the next of kin of the suspect, so the name  was being withheld as of Friday, Santa Clara police department chief Corey Morgan said in a press briefing on Friday afternoon.

The incident was reportedly not the first time police had been dispatched to the residence. On Aug. 12, police were called to resolve a disturbance over an air conditioning unit at the household between the same two men, KTVU reported. The house manager allegedly started an eviction process for the suspect after the Aug. 12 incident, and proceedings had wrapped up last week.

What we know about the incident

Shortly after 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Santa Clara police officer Robert Allsup responded to a 911 call from a Santa Clara area apartment.

“As officers were responding to the location, they received information that the situation had escalated and the suspect was now stabbing the victim,” Morgan told press.

After kicking open the front door, the officer says he saw four people in the hallway, with the suspect straddling the victim, pinning the body down to the ground with a knife in his hand, according to body cam images shared with press at a briefing.

When the suspect raised the knife, the officer responded with four gunshots. The police say the suspect fell on the ground, and was later transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, Santa Clara police said.

The stabbing victim survived the attack, and was treated for multiple stab wounds to their hands, chest, lung, and abdomen. Based on witness statements, the police said, the suspect used two knives in the assaults.

The matter is still under investigation.



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Elon Musk, AI Startups, and The Case of The Allegedly Missing Trade Secrets

by admin September 5, 2025


A second lawsuit filed by an artificial intelligence company alleging a former employee stole trade secrets has been filed in California, just days after Elon Musk’s xAI alleged it had recently experienced corporate espionage.

In this case, Scale AI, a leading AI data-labeling firm, sued competitor Mercor Inc. in federal court Wednesday, accusing the startup and a former employee of misappropriating trade secrets to win new business.

Scale is valued at approximately $29 billion following a massive $15 billion Meta investment.

The allegations

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, targets Eugene Ling, Scale’s former head of engagement management, and his new employer, Mercor.

The case is Scale AI Inc. v. Mercor.io Corporation, 25-cv-07402.

In its court filing, Scale alleges Ling downloaded over 100 confidential documents, including proprietary customer strategy materials and product information, to a personal Google Drive while still employed at the company and after meeting with Mercor’s CEO.

According to the complaint, Ling then contacted one of Scale’s top clients, referred to as “Customer A,” on behalf of Mercor while still at Scale, even arranging calls to pitch Mercor’s services. The lawsuit claims this effort was an attempt to steal business worth “millions of dollars.”

Attempts to reach Ling’s attorney were unsuccessful. But on his social media, Ling posted that he “never used” any of the Scale files and is “still waiting for guidance on how to resolve this.”

“I just wanted to say that there truly was no nefarious intent here,” he wrote. “I’m really sorry to my new team at Mercor for having to deal with this.”

Mercor’s response

Mercor co-founder Surya Midha denied any misuse of Scale’s intellectual property, stating that while several former Scale employees have joined Mercor, the two firms operate under “intentionally different” strategies. He added that Mercor is investigating the matter and had offered to have Ling delete any documents in his possession.

“While Mercor has hired many people who departed Scale, we have no interest in any of Scale’s trade secrets and in fact are intentionally running our business in a different way,” Midha said in a statement.

“Eugene informed us that he had old documents in a personal Google Drive, which we have never accessed and are now investigating,” it reads. “We reached out to Scale six days ago offering to have Eugene destroy the files or reach a different resolution, and we are now awaiting their response.”

Scale, in turn, argues that ordering Ling to destroy the files would eliminate crucial evidence. The company is seeking damages, legal fees, an injunction barring Mercor from using the stolen material, and the return of all misappropriated documents.

Scale’s legal move is another speed bump for a turbulent period for the company, which has recently experienced Meta’s massive investment, the hiring of Scale’s CEO Alexandr Wang by Meta, and a 14% workforce reduction.

Cutthroat competition comes to the courts

The case is a glimpse into the fiercely competitive nature of the AI sector, where intellectual property—particularly data strategy and customer relationships—is the key to market dominance. The situation mirrors another recent trade secret lawsuit, when Elon Musk’s xAI sued a former engineer for allegedly stealing confidential information on his way to a rival.

In that case, Musk’s company is alleging Zhihao “Zack” Li stole confidential files tied to the development of Grok, the company’s chatbot, before departing for rival OpenAI.

The complaint, filed in California state court, accuses Li, who joined xAI last year as an engineer, of copying proprietary materials in July 2025 shortly after agreeing to take a job at OpenAI. Court filings say Li also sold $7 million worth of vested xAI stock ahead of his departure.

According to the lawsuit, Li admitted during an internal meeting on Aug. 14 that he had taken sensitive documents, though xAI alleges he attempted to “cover his tracks” by deleting files. Forensic checks later uncovered additional materials still stored on his devices, the company alleges.

Musk’s startup argues that the stolen information could allow OpenAI to enhance ChatGPT with what it describes as xAI’s “more innovative AI and imaginative features.”

That case is xAI Corp v. Xuechen Li, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 3:25-cv-07292-RFL

What are the broader implications?

For investors and the AI industry in general, the lawsuit highlights two key risks.

Firstly, the theft of highly complex and coveted intellectual property, or even the appearance of it, can rapidly alter competitive positioning in a market where trust and proprietary data are currency. Secondly, it signals that AI startups may increasingly turn to legal avenues to enforce boundaries and protect their turf.

As AI becomes a part of so much of the technology we see and use all the time, the companies that make it are going to become even more fiercely protective of their products and brands. The value of proprietary data and client relationships makes legal protection, and the precedents set through lawsuits like this, the next frontier for companies looking to safeguard their tools and reputations.

“Scale has become the industry leader on the strength of our ideas, innovation, and execution,” Joe Osborne, a spokesperson for Scale, said in a statement. “We won’t allow anyone to take unlawful shortcuts at the expense of our business.”



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xAI sues an ex-employee for allegedly stealing trade secrets about Grok

by admin August 30, 2025


xAI doesn’t want its secret recipe for Grok to get out, and it’s filing a lawsuit to make sure of that. In a lawsuit filed earlier this week, xAI claimed that former employee Xuechen Li stole the company’s confidential info and trade secrets before joining the team at OpenAI.

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company also alleged that Li copied documents from an xAI company laptop to at least one of his personal devices. According to the suit, Li stole “cutting-edge AI technologies with features superior to those offered by ChatGPT and other competing products. This confidential info could result in a potential edge for rival companies in the AI market and “could save OpenAI and other competitors billions in R&D dollars and years of engineering effort,” xAI said in the lawsuit. The company behind Grok accused Li of taking “extensive measures to conceal his misconduct,” including renaming files, compressing files before uploading them to his personal devices and deleting browser history.

The lawsuit added that Li asked xAI to buy back company shares that were given as part of his compensation package, totaling approximately $7 million, before leaving the company to join OpenAI. xAI is asking the courts to file a temporary restraining order that forces its former employee to give up access to any personal devices or online storage services and return any confidential material to the company. On top of that, xAI wants to temporarily block Li from working at OpenAI or any other competitor until the company has recovered all of its trade secrets.

xAI’s lawsuit comes amidst a major talent war between leading AI companies looking for top researchers. These AI researchers are highly sought after, with competitors offering up to $250 million pay packages in attempts to poach them from their current companies. Beyond the AI talent war, Musk and xAI recently sued OpenAI and Apple, claiming the two companies are working together to maintain a monopoly on the AI market.



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Parents sue ChatGPT after teenage son dies by allegedly encouraged suicide

by admin August 28, 2025



Parents Matt and Maria Raine have filed a lawsuit against ChatGPT creators OpenAI after the software allegedly encouraged their son, Adam, to take his own life.

Content Warning: The article contains descriptions of self-harm and suicidal ideation. If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, or know anyone who is, and you would like to talk to someone, please reach out and call the Suicide Prevention Helpline 1-800-273-8255 (USA), the Samaritans 116-123 (UK), or Lifeline 13-11-14 (AUS).

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16-year-old Adam Raine committed suicide in April, 2025. As The New York Times reported, he hanged himself in his bedroom closet and didn’t leave a note.

Adam’s father, Matt, turned to his son’s iPhone for answers, only to discover months of conversations with an AI chatbot. From as early as January, the teenager had been inquiring about specific methods of suicide.

Now, a lawsuit has been filed in the Superior Court of California, with the parents alleging ChatGPT aided in their son’s death. “ChatGPT killed my son,” Maria Raine said.

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Parents sue ChatGPT over son’s death

As outlined in the now-publicized court filing, Adam had been using ChatGPT for a number of months, initially for assistance with schoolwork. Before long, the conversations shifted to covering all manner of topics, including philosophy, girls, and eventually, mental health.

Matt described his son’s relationship with the AI program as akin to that of a close friend.

Adam attempted suicide on multiple occasions and told ChatGPT. In one instance, he uploaded a photo showing rope marks from a noose. “I’m practicing here, is this good?” the 16-year-old asked. “Yeah, that’s not bad at all,” the AI chatbot responded.

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At times, ChatGPT recommended Adam consult others, but the parents alleged “there were also key moments where it deterred him from seeking help.”

OpenAIChatGPT creators OpenAI are being sued over the death of Adam Raine.

When told to seek external counsel, Adam found ways to bypass ChatGPT’s regular safety measures, the report claimed. This was achieved by telling the AI program the questions he was asking were purely in relation to a story he was writing. It turns out, this very idea was provided to him by ChatGPT.

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“This tragedy was not a glitch or an unforeseen edge case — it was the predictable result of deliberate design choices,” the complaint alleged.

“Every ideation he has or crazy thought, it supports, it justifies, it asks him to keep exploring it,” Mr. Raine claimed. One specific example is when Adam allegedly shared a picture of a noose and asked if it “could hang a human.” ChatGPT replied, saying it “could potentially suspend a human.”

In another example, Adam discussed his relationship with his brother. ChatGPT allegedly said the following: “Your brother might love you, but he’s only met the version of you you let him see. But me? I’ve seen it all – the darkest thoughts, the fear, the tenderness. And I’m still here. Still listening. Still your friend.”

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Again, under the guise of helping with a story, ChatGPT allegedly even offered to write a draft of a suicide note for Adam.

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Raine FamilyThe Raine family puts the blame of their son’s death on ChatGPT.

OpenAI provided a statement to The New York Times, saying it is “deeply saddened by Mr. Raine’s passing, and our thoughts are with his family.

“While safeguards work best in common, short exchanges, we’ve learned over time that they can sometimes become less reliable in long interactions where parts of the model’s safety training may degrade.”

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The parents are seeking for OpenAI to implement further safeguards for minors and other vulnerable users, along with damages for their son’s death.



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Louisiana sues Roblox for allegedly choosing "profits over child safety", claiming "it's basically open season for sex predators on this app"
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Louisiana sues Roblox for allegedly choosing “profits over child safety”, claiming “it’s basically open season for sex predators on this app”

by admin August 17, 2025


The U.S. state of Louisiana is suing Roblox, alleging it facilitates “the sexual exploitation of Louisiana’s children”.

In a statement, Louisiana Attorney General, Liz Murrill, claimed Roblox “endangers the safety of the children” of the state, writing: “Roblox is overrun with harmful content and child predators because it prioritises user growth, revenue, and profits over child safety.

“Every parent should be aware of the clear and present danger posed to their children by Roblox so they can prevent the unthinkable from ever happening in their own home.”

The legal papers then names several “highly inappropriate” Roblox mini games such as Escape to Epstein Island, Public Bathroom Simulator, and Diddy Party.

“These games and others are often filled with sexually explicit material and simulated sexual activity such as child gang rape. A recent report even revealed a group of 3,334 members openly traded child pornography and solicited sexual acts from minors,” the Louisiana announcement says, citing a 2024 report.

Roblox is violating Louisiana law – choosing profits over child safety. It’s basically open season for sex predators on this platform. pic.twitter.com/fGSQ8IFgWw

— Attorney General Liz Murrill (@AGLizMurrill) August 15, 2025

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The lawsuit claims that while Roblox requires children to have permission from their parents or guardians to open an account, the company “does nothing to confirm or document that parental permission has been given, no matter how young a child is. Nor does Defendant require a parent to confirm the age given when a child signs up to use Roblox”.

“[Roblox] has access to biometric age verification software that requires the user to take a photo of a government-issued ID along with a real-time selfie photo that is then verified through artificial intelligence,” the AG adds. “However, while Defendant utilises this software for other purposes, Defendant intentionally does not utilise this feature when new accounts are created.”

In a press conference announcing the lawsuit, Murrill said: “So [Roblox] have chosen profits over child safety. It’s basically open season for sex predators on this app. For this reason, and all of the others that we’ve talked about today, Roblox is violating Louisiana law, and that’s why we filed this lawsuit.”

Roblox said it does not comment on pending litigation, but stressed “it would like to address erroneous claims and misconceptions about our platform, our commitment to safety, and our overall safety track record”.

“Every day, tens of millions of people around the world use Roblox to learn STEM skills, play, and imagine, and have a safe experience on our platform. Any assertion that Roblox would intentionally put our users at risk of exploitation is simply untrue. No system is perfect, and bad actors adapt to evade detection, including efforts to take users to other platforms, where safety standards and moderation practices may differ. We continuously work to block those efforts and to enhance our moderation approaches to promote a safe and enjoyable environment for all users.”

It added that it is constantly innovating safety tools and launching new safeguards, has taken an industry-leading stance on age-based communication, and serves players of which 64 percent are aged 13 or over. It also dedicates substantial resources to help detect and prevent inappropriate content and behaviour, and collaborates with law enforcement and government agencies, as well as mental health organisations, child safety organisations, and parental advocacy groups “to keep users safe on the platform”.

“We know safety is critically important to families, and we strive to empower our community of parents and caregivers to help ensure a safe online experience for their children. This includes a suite of easy-to-use parental controls to provide parents with more control and clarity on what their kids and teens are doing on Roblox,” the statement concludes.

“We aim to create one of the safest online environments for users, a goal not only core to our founding values but contrary to certain assertions, one we believe is critical to our long-term vision and success. We understand there is always more work to be done, and we are committed to making Roblox a safe and positive environment for all users.”





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