Roblox Retaliates Against Child Abuse Survivor Who Exposed Platform's Predator Problem
Content creator's viral videos led to six arrests before company silenced him with legal threats
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/35786061
I have a young, female family member who was preyed on through Roblox. Discord is the next place they take you to and sink their claws in.
My ex’s kid had exactly the same thing happen to him. It started on Roblox then moved to Discord.
Can someone give me the out-of-the-loop on Roblox?
I understand that it's an online gaming platform where there have been accusations of things being unsafe for kids. While bad, this is something that has happened before. Anything specific here that this is in the news so much, or just that it's the biggest most current example?
The company was recently sued for creating a platform using almost exclusively child labor
The problem is while their target audience is kids, it is heavily monetized and created a market and economy around child created content. It is also impossible to moderate and became a cesspool of predators.
The game itself is comprised of an infinite number of mini games you can try, most of them created by children. Some of them are of a sexual nature and not safe for kids. This makes it really easy for a predator to set up environments where they can groom children.
The players can buy robux with real money and spend this to advertise the games they create, or buy customization items or game passes. They also earn robux when people play their games to incentivize them to create more content. Because of this the company is being sued for essentially child labor, where all their profits revolve around child created games
When I was younger I would also play modded games and create content. I dont think there's anything wrong with that. But the fact that the game monetized it to such an extent is wrong in my opinion. With the predator problem as well it makes it a really unsafe playform for children. As a parent I would never let my children play this.
Thank you very much! I mentioned it to my oldest son (who is now in his twenties) a couple years ago because my youngest son (who is autistic) seemed like he might be interested in the game. He very emphatically said it wasn't really what it looked like and that he would not recommend it. I didn't ask for more details, but I guess I get it!
It's gamified social media. Toxic and recommend not letting your kids use this despite strong social pressures.
I legitimately don't know what Roblox is except supposedly a game... yet between kids yeeting thousands of dollars into it, becoming an obsessive black hole to them, and a place for predators I can't help but to ask what kind of nightmare dystopia is it?
It's basically a social platform + mod making platform + discord wrapped into 1 game, people have remade games like call of duty in roblox.
like it's possible yes, but ppl act like that means it is a great game engine that everyone should use, sure it's possible, but it's likely not any easier than using unity/unreal engine, s@box hopefully will take some of their base since you can eventually publish your own games without any fees.
... ugh... that sounds tedius.
I'm showing becoming an old man that I'm over here like "My favorite MMO allows me to play it solo and I'm here for the story." Trying to shove everything else together sounds awful.
It reminds me of my teenage years of poking my head in secondlife.
Imagine being exposed as having a predator problem and doing anything but shutting that down.
https://www.roblox.com/games/1043451322/Shower-Simulator
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