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[–] 72 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Yeah he's been going on about this for years, they're super determined to make Roblox into an "All Ages" platform with things like public voice chat and 17+ "experiences" but they completely neglect that the vast majority of their user base is barely even old enough to speak.

To make matters worse, as far as I'm aware there's no actual age verification other than just inputting your date of birth so most of those kids barely old enough to speak frequently access features like public voice chat

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  • [+] 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I mean the whole platform is designed to take advantage of kids by “allowing them” the freedom to do whatever..

    I think this is perfectly keeping with their business model of using kids for profit. And I doubt they really care all that much about consequences. Locking down the platform doesn’t net them more money after all; kids are broke.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Isn't Roblox basically just a roundabout gambling platform that exploits unpaid child labor?

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  • Well you know capitalism seems to ruin everything eventually.

    There are definitely some independent developers on there just trying to make games and/or get some dev experience (and from what I've even told Roblox is a great way to get started) but yeah there's no shortage of labor exploitation in the larger development studios (Conveniently a lot of the same ones Roblox Corp likes to partner with for on-site events)

    And as for child gambling: yeah

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I think a lot of it is that their original userbase is growing up and they want them to keep playing.

    I still see roblox as a kids game, but I've met people barely a few years younger then me who play it unironically

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    To be fair, there are some good games experiences to be found there, though by 14 they really should move on to different games. But since Roblox is a "forever game" with a bit of everything, it's easy to see why they don't: they can find different games there and it's much easier to bring your digital friends over

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    I played it with my kids. We kinda did a Lan thing, using Discord to communicate. It was fun for that especially when we play a hide and seek game. I also used it to make a game, even paid for premium because was told it's how you can get paid. But I never saw money and I let it go. Now my kids are grown all except my 16 year old and he isn't interested in playing with dad. But he does still play Roblox with his friends.

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    [–] 49 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Roblox, a game for pedos and unpaid child labor.

    Why haven't governments outside of US restricted access to Roblox?

    It sucks to be a kid whose favorite game is Roblox. At the same time though..maybe other alternatives like Minecraft and VoxeLibre is better as they're decentralized and more likely to be better moderated (in comparison to Roblox anyways as Roblox is infamous for their numerous poorly made decisions).


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    • revised second sentence to remove double negatives and be clearer
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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    That's not concerning at all.... fucking hell, wasn't there a report saying there was predators in that game?

    Why would adults use a kids game ( my understanding of roblox) as a dating site?

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    Epstein would have loved this 100%

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago

    'Dating on the younger side'.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Isn't their big problem that what's already happening?

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago

    Good luck competing with VRChat

    Through movie screenings, concerts, and mixers, all hosted in the virtual space, adults can get to know one another on a more intimate level. To Baszucki, it’s a solution to a modern problem, a “loneliness epidemic” as he called it.

    No. It is NOT a solution, it's another monetization of loneliness

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    Yet another CEO out of touch with the user base of his platform. Mr. Baszucki, 30 year old uncles have been using Roblox for... "age-gap fantasies" since day one.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    He probably thinks this will keep people from ageing out of the game.

    I doubt that is how it will work, though.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    What could possibly go wrong

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago*

    "When you can't stop online daters, Join them" - Roblox Probably

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    I've been watching my grandkids play on Roblox all week. I have absolutely no interest.

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  • can I assume that he meant that as it's userbase of 12 to 14 years old age into adults they could use Roblox to meet partners, instead of introducing hookups to what is basiclly a children's app?

    not going to defend them, it just the story makes little sense. and that interpretation makes a bit more sense.

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    [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Oh good, now Roblox porn will become a thing. Start laying by that bricc dicc.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    My local radio has been spamming this ad about some ongoing suit against Roblox because the platform apparently made it too easy for molesters and such to get to kids. So wtf

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Howsabout Roblox CEO uses platform to go fuck himself!!!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Ffs Second Life is already a thing

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Second Life already failed. Lego Second Life won’t succeed either.

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