Kids of today will likely miss Roblox in 15-20 years, but it's unlikely they'll have the chance to play the stuff they missed during their childhoods (programming.dev)

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Reminiscing on how kids of the 80s, 90s and 00s can all get games of their respective times via emulation and piracy, but anything inside Roblox is likely to be inaccessible when present day kids become adults and look back with nostalgia

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[-] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago

I don’t understand Roblox. Wasn’t it a way to put things together and program them? How did it become a place for pedos to groom kids?

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 21 points 1 week ago

Wasn’t it a way to put things together and program them?

Yes, aimed at kids from the get go.

How did it become a place for pedos to groom kids?

When you make a platform targeted specifically at kids, they inevitably come. When you don't treat it like a problem, even more of them come.

[-] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

But what is the medium for interaction with the kids? This seems like a game that could be offline. Is there some sort of “social” aspect to it?

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 10 points 1 week ago

If I'm not mistaken, it runs straight off the browser, so no need to download anything. You can easily browse through games (or "experiences", as they're called) and join in.

It's very social because every game is multiplayer by default. If you ever played or heard of Second Life or VR Chat, it's not too different from them.

I suppose some of its games could damn well be run offline and locally, but that'd be bad for profits.

[-] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Ah, ok. And I guess banning pedos is bad for profits. Sorry, kids!

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

"CEO of Roblox Says Child Predators on the Platform Are an “Opportunity”"

The Hard Fork hosts went on to grill Baszucki on a 2024 report by short seller and activist firm Hindenburg Research, titled “Roblox: Inflated Key Metrics For Wall Street And A Pedophile Hellscape For Kids.” As the colorful title outlines, the report’s thesis was that Roblox was lowering its spending on user safety in order to report growth to investors.
(...) In other words, Baszucki claims that the reason for the dip in safety spending is directly linked to the adoption of AI systems.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

they inevitably come.

Gross

[-] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Roblox also has problems with child controls, low pay for their creators, “slop” even before AI, gambling, and more.

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