Roblox Is Not Safe #roblox
Roblox Is Not Safe #roblox
#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 The Real Cause of the Roblox Tragedy, From a PM's Perspective 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, Roblox sent him a permanent ban and a lawsuit. This isn't just an isolated incident. It's the bare face of a giant platform that has ignored children's safety for the sake of growth. Today's video exposes the ugly truth of why Roblox, which ignored 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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A permanent ban and a lawsuit were the reward for a hero who protected children. The disgusting truth of a giant platform that gagged the person who called 911 while letting the house burn down. Find out in the full video. #Roblox #FreeSchlep #ShockingTrueStory
Over 800 child sexual abuse lawsuits have been filed against Roblox. This isn't a simple accident. It's a 'tragedy of design,' where safety was intentionally ignored to maximize profit.
From the perspective of a PM with 6 years 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 reflect on what 'responsibility' means for those of 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. The responsibility of platform design that PMs and product managers must understand—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's popular with kids. Over the past year, its stock price has soared by an incredible 232%, creating a massive buzz. But behind the scenes, Roblox has been involved in something terrible and infuriating.
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Everyone, today I'm going to talk about something truly disgusting, and something you absolutely need to know. A YouTuber, in collaboration with the police, caught six predators targeting children on Roblox, the world's largest gaming platform. A hero, right? But do you know what 'reward' Roblox gave him? A permanent ban and a lawsuit.
In essence, Roblox's actions said this: "Instead of stopping predators, we stop the people who stop predators."
This isn't just some minor incident. There are currently over eight hundred lawsuits pending against Roblox related to child sexual abuse, and the world is furious. In today's video, I will dig to the very core of this giant platform that ignores criminals and suppresses whistleblowers, and reveal why this tragedy isn't just an accident, but was 'designed' from the start by a company that prioritized profit over safety.
The YouTuber at the center of the story is named Schlep. As a child, he was himself a victim of a famous 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 fake minor account and, after persistent tracking, played a crucial role in the arrest of six criminals operating within Roblox.
Common sense dictates that Roblox should have given him a medal of appreciation. After all, he was a hero who cleaned up their platform. But instead of praising him, Roblox deleted all his accounts, citing a violation of their internal policy against vigilantism, and sent him a warning to cease his activities.
Now, witness Roblox's horrifying hypocrisy. They were already internally aware of over 13,000 incident reports on their platform. This was a four-fold increase from the previous year. The company that ignored these numerous warning signs and the cries of victims was quick to punish the YouTuber who actually caught the criminals.
This is 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 staged protests within Roblox games. Prominent YouTubers like Moist Cr1TiKaL called Roblox hypocrites. Eventually, a U.S. congressman stepped in to demand better safety measures from Roblox, and the company's market cap plummeted by twelve trillion won (over $8 billion).
Schlep said in an interview: "The only goal of my video was to make Roblox aware of this problem. I had filed numerous reports, but nothing ever 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 filed 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 stated they are currently handling over eight hundred similar cases.
So, why did this tragedy occur? Is it just the fault of a few bad users? No. The core of the lawsuit argues that Roblox was designed from the beginning in a way that makes it easy for children to be endangered, all for the sake of maximizing profits.
As a PM and former designer, let me break down these three intentional design flaws.
First, intentional laxity for growth. Until 2021, you could sign up for Roblox without even an email verification—just an ID, password, and date of birth. Why? To make the sign-up process as simple as possible to quickly acquire new users. If kids lied just a little about their age, they could unlock an unrestricted chat feature, allowing them to talk to adults without any constraints. 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 core is Robux, the in-game currency that preys on children's gambling-like impulses. To customize your avatar and buy rare items in Roblox, you need Robux, and many kids will say, "I'll do anything for Robux." Predators exploit this very psychology. Robux became an incredibly easy bait to lure children and gain control over them. Roblox makes huge profits from this structure but has thoroughly 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, the staff managing this massive platform is only around 3,000 people. Compared to TikTok, it has one-third of the users but only one-thirteenth of the moderation staff. Worse, 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 neglected safety for 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 as digits are blocked, but phone numbers spelled out in letters are not. This is strong evidence that Roblox knew about the risk of users being lured to external platforms but left it unaddressed.
In court, Roblox will likely use Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act as a shield—the law that states platforms are not responsible 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 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, 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're 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 fault of a few bad users? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
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Originally published on YouTube: 10/28/2025