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[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 34 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Roblox exploits child labor for profit

Even if they somehow fixed all of the issues described in this article, they are still basically a digital sweat shop.

[-] echolalia@lemmy.ml 15 points 11 months ago

There are no checks whatsoever, no email or phone number required, no verification options—it just hands you an account for a 99-year-old, with full access to all chat features. (It took maybe five clicks from having no account to being able to play Blood & Gore.)

Come on now Kotaku. I was a kid once on the internet. I lied about my age once to sign up for Neopets, which had text forums, private messages and user-created pages. You could even use HTML and hotlink images. It really wasn't a big deal because my parents paid attention to what I did online, and the audience of the website was just children or people who wanted to play a simple game.

My mom ended up playing it, so she must have known I lied about my age to get access. She had hella neopoints.

For content marked 17+, you do need to verify your age with documentation

WHY IS THERE CONTENT FOR 17+ ON ROBLOX? Isn't this the TRUE child safety problem? Why do this at all? Why attract people looking for 17+ content on a platform for children??? I read that Hindenburg report, the entire platform is a mess. This company deserves to fail and those investors deserve to be left holding the bag.

[-] burgersc12@mander.xyz 12 points 11 months ago

Ahh yes the thing with the stock market and the random games made by anyone, totally safe for kids!

[-] richardisaguy@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

this image is one of the shittiest photoshop jobs i've ever seen

this post was submitted on 24 Oct 2024
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