Roblox Corporation has announced changes to its child-safety policies that’ll impact the way pre-teen users can interac…
Roblox Corporation has announced changes to its child-safety policies that’ll impact the way pre-teen users can interact with its popular gaming platform. The move follows persitent accusations the company routinely fails to protect its predominantly young player base, and, more recently, a damning report calling Roblox an «X-rated paedophile hellscape» that exposes children to «grooming, pornography, violent content and extremely abusive speech».
Back in July, Bloomberg revealed Roblox had reported 13,316 instances of child exploitation last year, and that more than two dozen people had been arrested for abusing minors following contact in-game. That was followed by a report in August from short-selling firm Hindenberg Research that, as well as accusing Roblox of deliberately inflating player numbers to investors, shared numerous examples of Roblox’s apparent failure to keep children safe.
