Roblox is Dangerous
Roblox is Dangerous
#Roblox #freeschlep #PlatformResponsibility The Disgusting Truth About Roblox: They Ignored Criminals and Sued a Hero The Real Reason Roblox Sued a YouTuber Who Caught Criminals A PM's View on the True 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 thank-you plaque, Roblox sent him a permanent ban and a lawsuit. This isn't just an isolated incident. It's the true face of a giant platform that has ignored children's safety for the sake of growth. In today's video, we'll expose the ugly truth of why Roblox, after ignoring 13,000 reports, tried to silence the YouTuber who caught the criminals, and how this tragedy was 'designed' from the very beginning.
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What the hero who protected children got in return was a permanent ban and a lawsuit. The disgusting truth of a giant platform that ignored a burning house and silenced the person who called 911. Find out more in the full video. #Roblox #FreeSchlep #ShockingTrueStory
Over 800 lawsuits related to child sexual abuse have been filed against 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 will 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 is a 'problem of design,' where safety was intentionally ignored for the sake of growth. The responsibility of platform design that PMs and product managers must know—find out 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 engaged in something horrifying and infuriating.
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Today, I want to talk about something truly disgusting, yet 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. He's a hero. But do you know what reward Roblox gave him? A permanent ban and a lawsuit.
Roblox essentially said, "Instead of stopping the predators, we stop the people who stop the predators."
This is not a simple mishap. There are currently over eight hundred lawsuits pending against Roblox related to child sexual abuse, and the world is furious. In today's video, we will dig deep into the true colors of this giant platform that ignores criminals and suppresses whistleblowers, and reveal how this tragedy was not an accident, but was 'designed' from the start to prioritize profit over safety.
The man at the center of the story is a YouTuber named Schlep. As a child, he was himself a victim of a prominent Roblox developer. The trauma haunted him into adulthood. He decided to take action to prevent other children from suffering the same pain. He collaborated with the police, conducted an undercover investigation with a fake minor account, and, after relentless tracking, played a decisive role in the arrest of six criminals operating within Roblox.
Common sense dictates that Roblox should have given him a medal. 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 internal rules against vigilanteism.
Now, witness Roblox's horrific hypocrisy. They were already internally aware of over 13,000 incident reports on their platform. This figure had quadrupled from the previous year. The company that ignored these countless warning signs and the cries of victims was the same one that swiftly punished the YouTuber who caught the criminals himself.
It's like ignoring a burning house and gagging 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 US Congressman stepped in to demand better safety measures from Roblox, and the company's stock value plummeted by 12 trillion won (about $9 billion).
In an interview, Schlep said, "My only goal in making the videos was to get Roblox to notice this problem. I sent so many reports, but nothing ever happened. The only way I could do it was to bring it to the public." His actions were not for revenge, but a desperate cry to prevent further harm.
Ultimately, Schlep filed a lawsuit against Roblox. Not just over the account ban, but on behalf of the abuse he suffered as a child and for countless other victims like him. His lawyer revealed that he is currently handling over eight hundred similar cases.
So, why did this tragedy happen? Is it just the deviance of a few bad users? No. The core of the lawsuit argues that Roblox was designed from the beginning in a way that made it easy for children to be put in danger, all to maximize profits.
From my perspective as a PM and former designer, let's look at these three intentional design flaws.
First, intentional laxity for growth. Until 2021, Roblox allowed users to sign up with just a username, password, and date of birth—no email verification required. Why? To make the sign-up process as simple as possible and acquire new users quickly. If children lied about their age by just a little, they could unlock unrestricted chat features, allowing them to talk to adults without any barriers. This wasn't a mistake; it was a strategy to intentionally loosen safety measures for the sake of growth.
Second, an addictive business model. At its heart is the in-game currency, Robux, which preys on children's desire for virtual goods. To customize avatars and buy rare items in Roblox, you need Robux, and many kids go so far as to say, "I'll do anything for Robux." Predators exploit this very psychology. Robux became an easy bait to lure children and gain control over them. Roblox reaps massive profits from this structure but has completely ignored the risks behind it.
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. To put that in perspective, compared to TikTok, Roblox has one-third the users but only one-thirteenth the moderation staff. Former and current 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 acquiring users 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 filters are easily bypassed by using emojis or slightly misspelling words. Phone numbers written in digits are blocked, but phone numbers written out in letters are not. This is strong evidence that Roblox knew about the risks of users being lured off-platform but chose to leave these vulnerabilities unaddressed.
In court, Roblox will likely hide behind Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act—the law that says platforms are not responsible for content posted by users. But this lawsuit is different. It's not about user actions; it's about the platform's own negligence and false advertising. The legal team argues that "Roblox designed a dangerous 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 why this lawsuit is so important. If the plaintiffs win, it will set a historic precedent that forces not just Roblox, but all giant platforms, to no longer 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're just intermediaries" while raking in enormous profits.
Now for the real question. What should come first: protecting a platform's image and growth, or protecting its users' 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