Chris Hansen to probe Roblox in new special Dangerous Games
Feb 27th 2026
Former To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen has produced Dangerous Games: Investigating Roblox, a special examining allegations of grooming and exploitation on the gaming platform as it confronts lawsuits and recent safety changes.
- Chris Hansen is releasing Dangerous Games: Investigating Roblox, a special on alleged child exploitation and grooming on the platform.
- A trailer for the special includes a claim that a 10-year-old was exploited.
- Roblox reports 70 to 151 million daily users, and officials say over 40 percent are under 13 and nearly 75 percent of U.S. 9 to 12-year-olds use the platform regularly.
- Roblox introduced stricter age verification in 2025 and requires parental permission for private chats for users under 13.
- Hansen partnered with YouTuber and Roblox safety advocate Michael Schlep, who was removed from the platform and served a cease and desist in August 2025.
- Roblox faces multiple lawsuits and investigations, including a February 19 suit by Los Angeles County and action by the Louisiana Department of Justice after cases such as a Louisiana arrest for soliciting a teen and two Florida teens found with a man they met on Roblox.