Roblox (RBLX) stock was down on Friday after the video game platform was accused of not doing enough to protect children. One of the most recent incidents it faces is a lawsuit from an Oklahoma mother over the sextortion of her 12-year-old daughter through the gaming platform. The lawsuit alleges that “Roblox was (and still is) a haven for adult sexual predators and pedophiles.”
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Roblox has worked recently to overcome this image and announced a partnership with the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) to help with that. IARC is an international ratings board that handles content ratings for video games. The company said that this new agreement will provide parents with more information about content available on Roblox.
Roblox recently banned YouTuber Schlep from its platform, deleting all of his accounts. Schlep was well-known for confronting predators on Roblox, having allegedly aided in six arrests. The 22-year-old sought to protect children on the platform after allegedly being groomed on Roblox when he was younger. He also claims Roblox didn’t take his case seriously when it was brought up to the company’s staff by his mother.
Roblox Stock Movement Today
Roblox stock was down 2.48% on Friday, but remained up 118.75% year-to-date. The shares have also climbed 197.41% over the past 12 months. Frequent criticism of the company’s age protections hasn’t hampered its stock growth in 2025.
Is Roblox Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Turning to Wall Street, the analysts’ consensus rating for Roblox is Strong Buy, based on 17 Buy, three Hold, and one Sell rating over the past three months. With that comes an average RBLX stock price target of $146.52, representing a potential 15.87% upside for the shares.
