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[CW: SA, paedophilia, grooming] Folks, don't let your kid play Roblox. Or any free-to-play "children's" online video game for that matter. (www.bloomberg.com)

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I was vaguely aware that shit like this happened in these game but reading the exact mechanisms was gut wrenching.

The c-suite for this game should be summarily executed.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Their games are great but honestly the lack of good games for children is not the problem here. I don't know what the cause behind it is but games like Roblox and Fortnite have spread bubonic plague in the collective consciousness of children. I wish there was some research or investigation into it because it is not just because these games are "good" or "fun". Their marketing budgets going in tens of millions of dollars but there must be other reasons too.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It's not that simple, but the crux of it is that it's a type of gambling. You get given a huge community catering to different interests with relative anonymity at a young age. The institutions and programs of this community constantly demand their own scrip and offers that scrip via paid membership per month as well as benefits in the community. You play games that can offer more of that scrip; while sinking your scrip deeper into those games that give diminishing returns. (Sometimes you get lucky or others are generous) It's no different than any brutally predatory pay2win game except it has a sort of Second Life twist to it in the case of Roblox.

Friendships are harder and harder for the young. Those disenfranchised seek easy companionships in these online communities. A perfect ground for predators of all sorts; including the Roblox team itself at certain points.