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SEC Says Game Service Roblox Part of ‘Active Investigation’

  • Agency withholds details, saying release may harm efforts
  • Company has faced questions about its reported player data

The video-game company has faced scrutiny over children’s safety on the platform. 

Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg
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Roblox Corp., the video-game service used by millions of young people, is part of an active investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, according to information obtained by Bloomberg News.

Responding to a Freedom of Information Act request, the commission said in a letter Friday that it couldn’t share correspondence between staffers referencing Roblox, saying it could cause “harm to the ongoing enforcement proceeding.”