Roblox

is Roblox dangerous for children

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absolutely
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“predators pretending to be kids while kids pretend to be older”
Reddit parents are finding their 10 and 11-year-olds in friend groups with actual 17-year-olds, both sides lying about their ages to get around safety measures. YouTube has stories of kids meeting 'friends' who turned out to be adults, with parents only catching on when they noticed how the other players were actually communicating. The age verification system meant to fix this has somehow made it worse, with significantly more younger people pretending to be older in restricted areas. it's basically created a perfect storm where everyone's lying about who they are, which is exactly what predators need to operate.
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“Gaming platform Roblox faces scrutiny over child safety concerns after a 27-year-old Queensland man was arrested for allegedly using the platform to target children as young as seven for sexually exploiting them.”

what's working

  • Roblox has allowed investigators to be banned from the platform, potentially obstructing efforts to document child safety violations.
  • Age verification and existing safety safeguards have proven insufficient to prevent children from being targeted by predators on the platform.
  • The platform has documented cases of adults grooming and sexually exploiting children, with reports of predators posing as peers to manipulate minors.

what's not

  • Parents can disable chat features which solves most safety issues, making the platform safer through parental controls rather than platform bans.
  • Responsibility for child safety lies primarily with parents monitoring their children and teaching online safety rather than restricting the platform entirely.
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