Investor Ross Gerber, of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management, launched into a scathing attack against video game company Roblox.

Social platforms Snapchat and Discord were also sued for facilitating abuse. In other lawsuits, parents accuse Minecraft and Fortnite of design choices that induce internet gaming disorder.

BAGHDAD - Iraq has banned US user-generated videogame platform Roblox due to concerns over child abuse, the government said, joining other countries in cracking down on virtual worlds.

The global AWS outage is affecting popular services like Fortnite, Roblox, Snapchat, and Alexa, leaving millions of people around the world disconnected.

"The Sesame Workshop team understands the great power of meeting learners where they are, not just by showing up on Roblox, but by bringing to life a living, explorable Hub and leading players into worlds and narratives that can motivate and reinforce learning,” said Rebecca Kantar, head of education at Roblox.

A widespread internet outage was reported Monday involving Amazon services that impacted several popular services like Snapchat, Fortnite and Roblox.

Roblox has no trouble attracting players, but profitability is another story. With steep losses and a premium valuation, investors need to watch these three levers closely.

Widespread internet outages were reported early on Monday, taking down popular services including Snapchat, Fortnite and Roblox, as Amazon Web Services said there was an issue they were working to mitigate.