Texas House Probes Roblox, Online Gaming

0:00Texas House Speaker Dustin Burles dropped a major directive this week ordering lawmakers to probe online gaming platforms over violent and sexually explicit content that kids can access way too easily. The trigger was a Roblox game straight up recreating the 2022 Uvalde school shooting at Rob Elementary highlighting massive gaps in moderation. This build on his March priorities heading into the 90th Texas legislature, tasking the House Committee on State Affairs with studying harmful. Virtual worlds for minors, like chats connecting kids to adult strangers. Burles blasted the Roblox setup as indefensible, stressing that shooting Texas children online is lawmakers' top duty in our digital era. He made it clear companies targeting kids won't profit from this chaos without facing heat. The committee will scrutinize parental controls, content filters, and whether platforms chase engagement over safety. They'll eye age verification laws, developer accountability, and even poke at federal

1:01shields like Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Expect recommendations soon on new rules and enforcement to lock down exploitation and keep the worst stuff away from young players, as Texas pushes, harder for online accountability. That's your update from Dallas News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the Story.