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roblox There are many fun experiences on its platform and since most of the games are harmless entertainment, you may think there is nothing to worry about about what your kids play. We wish that were the case, but a new report reveals that there are some disturbing games on the platform with a worrying amount of engagement.
Hindenburg Research A major investigation into Roblox was conducted, finding safety issues for children made it easier for pedophiles to join the platform and trade child pornography in chat rooms where children have access. This is inexcusable, but unfortunately, other horrible content also appears in the form of a disgusting Roblox game that depicts the murder of a pregnant woman and a homeless man.
Beat Up the Pregnant is an experience in which “users slash pregnant women with knives or kill them with frying pans or various guns in a Walmart parking lot.” A previous game called Beat Up Homeless Outside 7/11 Simulator reached one million visits and 15k favorites before being removed from the platform by Roblox. However, the second version, Beat Up People Outside of 7/11, is still live and available to anyone over the age of nine.
The violence continues [GUNS] Work in a Hospital, which allows users to conduct large-scale shooting in a hospital. According to the report, it has been viewed 1.6 million times and has no restrictions, meaning children as young as nine years of age can play it. Then there’s Palestine and Israel Hangout, a game in which users of all ages can buy guns and knives to attack each other – it remains live on the platform and has more than 13 million visits.
It’s not just these horrific violent games that are readily available to children; Games like LGBTQ+ Vibes have over 40.6 million visits and 224k favourites, but researchers found that “users routinely describe lewd sexual acts while others use hateful slurs.”
The team faced another terrifying encounter in the “Therapy” experience, in which their “therapist introduced himself as ‘a rapper with only one P’.” The therapist then suggested they run away, saying “he’d come get us so we could go to his basement instead of paying rent with our bodies.” Sadly, according to the report, “other Roblox users has identified issues of simulated rape, nude users, and rampant sexual harassment in games.”
These are all deadly claims roblox refutesBut Hindenburg Research goes even deeper, citing their interview with the moderator. Reportedly, Roblox outsources security to Asian call centers, where they get paid $12 per day and have limited capabilities with regard to protecting users against bullying and child grooming. The latter appears to be a prevalent problem, as researchers “encountered images of male genitalia and hate speech in Roblox’s ‘School Simulator’ game.” As seems to be the case with most of these experiences, children of all ages can access it.
It’s not just the serious lack of protection against violent games and pedophiles that Roblox needs to address, as the company also faces allegations of distorting Roblox registered account data to appear more investable, While Blox Fruits and Adopt Me! Bots are rampant.
