Roblox Must Face Minor’s Lawsuit Over Deleted Avatar Clothing

Roblox Corp. must face a proposed class suit alleging it failed to disclose that it can delete virtual items purchased by users of its online gaming platform, most of whom are minors, a federal court in California said.

Roblox owns and operates an online “metaverse” in which users control avatars of themselves. Users can purchase an in-game currency—Robux—and spend it on virtual items for their avatars, some of which are generated by other users. Roblox takes a percentage of the money from these transactions, Jane Doe says.

Doe created an account when she was 10 years old and says she ...