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[–] Faith_Bubbles@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 16 hours ago

The Director of Public Policy and U.S. State Strategies at Roblox Corporation once said that creating sexual drawings or 3D renderings of real children is "too attenuated" to be worrisome or illegal.
He also argued in court that it's okay for states to anally penetrate and otherwise torture children in their care, because protections against cruel and unusual punishment don't apply to children.
So I'm not sure Roblox is that concerned about child safety.

[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 125 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The headline is misleading. The full quote from the CEO is

My first message would be, if you're not comfortable, don't let your kids be on Roblox.

That should just be common sense.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 83 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Wow that headline is way more than just misleading, it's straight up lying through omission. Those are two wildly different statements

[–] uranibaba@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

With the headline: Interesting, I should read the article.
With the headline corrected: Nothing to see here, move along.

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

The headline had me questioning who he believes the demographic is for roblox...

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's my secret, I'm never comfortable

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

There's dozens of us!

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Who else is supposed to be on Roblox ... ? Doesn't really strike me as a popular game with teenagers or adults.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's popular with groomers.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Nazis too. A streamer I watch talked about finding a WWII RP server when she was a kid, only to leave when she realized there was an emphasis on certain parts.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago

It's old enough now that kids that grew up playing it are teenagers making content for it

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

According too matpat there's lots of non kid content on there

[–] Dettweiler42@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They're doing a great job getting kids addicted to gambling on that platform.

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Arnt they all. I'm dreading what will become if the kids of today

[–] loren@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

See also: kids who play Fortnite and have no concept of how much the stupid skins they want actually cost (hint: it's outrageous) :/

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Fortnight is the one that always comes to mind. There's stories here of bullying in school over fortnight skins.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 17 points 1 day ago

I dont know whats worse, this anyone thinking roblox is the future of communication or me thinking thats probably better than the actual future of communication.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 1 day ago

Pedos and this CEO and woodchipper

A story about cleansing!

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's exclusively used by kids and adults who think they're still kids.

Oh and predators.