Beware of This Game
Beware of This Game
#Roblox #freeschlep #PlatformResponsibility The Disgusting Truth About Roblox: They Ignored Criminals and Sued a Hero The Real Reason Roblox Sued the YouTuber Who Caught Criminals A PM's View on the Real Cause of the Roblox Tragedy A Must-Read for PMs: How Roblox Designed Danger (Ignoring Safety for Growth)
A YouTuber caught six child predators on Roblox. But instead of a medal of appreciation, Roblox sent him a permanent ban and a lawsuit. This isn't just an isolated incident. It's the ugly face of a massive platform that ignored children's safety for the sake of growth. In today's video, we expose the dirty truth: why Roblox, which ignored over 13,000 incident reports, tried to silence the YouTuber who caught criminals, and how this tragedy was 'designed' from the very beginning.
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The hero who protected children was rewarded with a permanent ban and a lawsuit. The disgusting truth about a massive platform that ignored a burning house and instead silenced the person who called 911. Find out more in the full video. #Roblox #FreeSchlep #ShockingTrueStory
Over 800 lawsuits related to child sexual abuse on Roblox. This is not a mere accident. It's a 'tragedy by design,' where safety was intentionally ignored to maximize profits.
From the perspective of a PM with 6 years of experience at an AI startup, I'll analyze Roblox's three 'intentional design flaws': a lax sign-up process, a business model that encourages addiction, and the outsourcing of safety to cut costs. Let's contemplate together what 'responsibility' means for us who build products.
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The Roblox tragedy is not a simple accident. It's a 'design problem' where safety was intentionally ignored for growth. For PMs and product managers, this is a must-know about the responsibility of platform design. Find out more in the full video. #PM #DesignEthics #Roblox #DarkPatterns
Do you like Roblox? Even if you don't play it yourself, you probably know it as a game that kids love. Over the past year, its stock price skyrocketed by 232%, drawing an explosive response. But behind the scenes, Roblox was doing something terrible and infuriating.
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Everyone, today I'm going to talk about something truly disgusting, but also something you absolutely must know. A YouTuber, in collaboration with the police, caught six predators targeting children on the world's largest gaming platform, Roblox. A hero, right? But do you know what Roblox's reward for him was? A permanent ban and a lawsuit.
Roblox's message was clear: "Instead of stopping the predators, we stop the people who stop the predators."
This isn't just some bizarre incident. There are currently over eight hundred lawsuits against Roblox related to child sexual abuse, and the world is furious. In today's video, we'll dig deep into the ugly face of this giant platform that ignores criminals and suppresses whistleblowers, and reveal how this tragedy wasn't a simple accident, but was 'designed' from the start to prioritize profit over safety.
At the center of the story is a YouTuber named Schlep. As a child, he himself was a victim of a well-known Roblox developer. That trauma haunted him into adulthood. He decided to take action to prevent other children from suffering the same pain. In collaboration with the police, he conducted an undercover investigation using a fictional minor's account. After relentless tracking, he played a crucial role in the arrest of six predators operating within Roblox.
Common sense says Roblox should have given him a medal of appreciation. He was a hero who cleaned up their platform. But instead of praising him, Roblox deleted all his accounts and sent him a warning to cease his activities, citing a violation of their internal policy against vigilantism.
Now, look at Roblox's horrifying hypocrisy. They were already aware of over 13,000 incident reports within the platform internally. This was a more than fourfold increase from the previous year. The company that ignored these countless warning signs and the cries of victims was quick to punish the YouTuber who actually caught the criminals.
It's like ignoring a burning house and silencing the person who called 911. When this news broke, the world erupted in anger. The hashtag #FreeSchlep took over Twitter, and users held protests inside Roblox games. Major YouTubers like Moist Cr1TiKaL condemned Roblox as hypocrites. Eventually, even a U.S. congressman stepped in to demand better safety measures from Roblox, and the company's stock value plummeted by twelve trillion won.
Schlep said in an interview, "My only goal in making the video was to make Roblox aware of this problem. I filed numerous reports, but nothing happened. The only thing I could do was to bring this to the public's attention." His actions weren't for revenge, but a desperate cry to prevent further harm.
Ultimately, Schlep began a lawsuit against Roblox. It wasn't just about his account suspension, but on behalf of himself for the abuse he suffered as a child, and for the countless other victims like him. His lawyer revealed that they are currently handling over eight hundred similar cases.
So, why did this tragedy happen? Was it just the misconduct of a few bad users? No. The core of the lawsuit argues that Roblox was designed from the beginning with a structure that easily puts children at risk, all for the sake of maximizing profit.
From a PM's perspective, and as someone with a design background, let's look at these three intentional design flaws.
First, intentional negligence for growth. Until 2021, you could sign up for Roblox with just a username, password, and date of birth—no email verification required. Why? To make the sign-up process as simple as possible to quickly acquire new users. If children lied just a little about their age, they could unlock an unrestricted chat feature, allowing them to talk to adults without any limitations. This wasn't a mistake; it was a strategy to intentionally loosen safety measures for the sake of growth.
Second, a business model that fosters addiction. At its heart is the in-game currency, Robux, which preys on children's desire to gamble. You need Robux to customize your avatar and buy rare items in Roblox, and many kids go so far as to say, "I'll do anything for Robux." Predators exploit this exact psychology. Robux is used as bait to lure children and gain control over them, and it works all too easily. Roblox makes a massive profit from this structure but has completely ignored the underlying dangers.
Third, outsourcing safety to cut costs. Roblox has 78 million daily active users, with over 50,000 messages exchanged every second. Yet, this massive platform is managed by a staff of only about 3,000 people. Compared to TikTok, it has one-third the users but only one-thirteenth the moderation staff. In fact, current and former employees have testified that the company ignored requests for more resources and rejected proposals for safety features like pop-up warnings. Why? Because investing in safety is a cost, while growing the user base is revenue. They intentionally ignored safety for the sake of growth.
These loopholes are glaringly obvious. While words like 'Snapchat' or 'Discord' are filtered, the system is easily bypassed by using emojis or slightly misspelling words. It blocks phone numbers written in digits but fails to block them when written out in words. This is strong evidence that Roblox knew about the risk of users being lured to external platforms but left the problem unfixed.
Roblox will likely use Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act as a shield in court, the law that states platforms are not liable for user-generated content. But this lawsuit is different. It's not about user actions, but about the platform's own negligence and false advertising. The legal team argues that "Roblox dangerously designed its platform, falsely marketed it to parents as a safe educational platform, and ignored clear warning signs." And courts have already ruled that 'false statements' are not protected by this law.
This is precisely why this lawsuit is so important. If the plaintiffs win, it will set a historic precedent, making it impossible for not just Roblox but all major platforms to evade their responsibility to protect users, especially children. It will be a wake-up call for Big Tech companies that have been hiding behind the excuse of 'we are just intermediaries' while raking in enormous profits.
So, here's the real question: What comes first, protecting the platform's image and growth, or protecting user safety? What do you think of Roblox's actions? Is this the platform's responsibility, or just the misconduct of a few users? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
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Originally published on YouTube: 10/29/2025