On the outside, it’s a LEGO-like universe, where you can immerse yourself in a virtual brick world. But as one Taft family found, this video game, targeted at kids, could be dangerous.

The lawsuit alleges a Webster County teen was exploited on the gaming platform by a predator posing as a child and that Roblox failed to prevent it.

Louisiana sued Roblox last month, alleging the gaming platform is “overrun with harmful content and child predators because ...