Roblox’s Predator Problem
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Published 2024-07-23
Tens of millions of kids play Roblox daily, but is the internet's playground safe? Bloomberg investigated recent cases of predators who used the platform to groom and sometimes meet kids in real life. Featuring an interview with @RubenSim.
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0:00 — 1:58 Intro
1:58 — 3:20 What is Roblox?
3:20 — 4:48 Robux digital currency
4:48 — 9:55 Arnold Castillo case
9:55 — 11:55 YouTuber Ruben Sim
11:55 — 13:35 Safe On Social
13:35 — 14:37 Roblox’s anonymity issues
14:37 — 15:21 Roblox Developers Conference
15:21 — 17:08 Roblox moderation issues
17:08 — 18:45 Ruben Sim lawsuit
18:45 — 19:35 Impact/Solutions
19:35 — 20:25 Call with Arnold Castillo
20:25 — 21:41 Final comments
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All Comments (21)
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I love how Roblox keeps hating on Ruben while he's their biggest help in moderation.
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y’all completely glossed over the fact that someone who actively works to hunt down Roblox predators had to pay 150K to ROBLOX.
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shoutout to the homie ruben sim
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17:15 it hurts seeing this part knowing Ruben almost died from a motorcycle accident a few weeks ago.
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Bro 2024 is NOT the year to be a minor 😭
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How does the Company manage to contradict itself in every statement concerning abuse and get away with it ? Something in the shadow of this constellation is what the online community should expose .
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Ruben sim is nothing but a hero and should be known around the world for exposing roblox devious acts and letting predators onto their platform.
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It's crazy that Roblox is trying to destroy Ruben while he is the biggest help for the Community.
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Ruben Sim face reveal was unexpected he's mogging
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The internet was never made for children. Parents refusing to take responsibility for anything.
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Wait until you hear about Snapchat
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getting a child predator, victim, ruben sim and roblox into one documentary is an achievement as its own 💀
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Roblox would rather spend its money towards legal and PR coverups than actually fix the problem at hand. They keep saying everything is fine. But if everything was fine, then why are there more and more people speaking up about these groomings and inappropriate content & items. The fact that Roblox denies that this is a systemic issue proves that they don’t care about its users.
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Where are the parents and moderators?
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Ruben Sim is a real one for this
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17:13 it feels weird watching this scene when you know ruben almost died by a motorcycle crash.
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they said that that was the 12-year-old now as an 18-year-old? they legit still seem like 12
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is that ruben sim??
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20:46 I feel like they should boost that number up because just because a kids in their preteen era doesn’t mean they aren’t still vulnerable in fact I think they are even more vulnerable because most of them are hitting puberty and are starting to feel new emotions and urges. I definitely think it should be moved up to at least 12 years old
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GET KIDS OFF THE INTERNET. IT'S NOT SAFE
