"My first message would be, if you're not comfortable, don't let your kids be on Roblox. That sounds a little counter-intuitive, but I would always trust parents to make their own decisions," the company's director noted.

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[–] ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is a a business operating to target children to deliver them content they know is inappropriate for them.

This behaviour is predatory. It shouldn’t be tolerated against children. The content is promoted for children, so it’s reasonable for a parent to assume the content is appropriate for them.

[–] Walican132@lemmy.today 8 points 1 day ago

Literally this shit applies to everything targeted to kids. It’s why advertising to them should be not allowed. That’s never going to happen though.

In the end it’s the parents responsibility to raise kids with a mediocre amount of media literacy to know what is and isn’t predatory.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Although I've heard of the game, I'm unfamiliar with it.

Can you elaborate on what exactly is inappropriate ?

Also, is it something some parents evaluated and are OK with their children being exposed to?

Example: my parents were ok with me watching R rated movies with them when I was like ten...

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago

Roblox isn't so much "a game" but a collection of thousands of player created games (or "experiences" as the company calls them). You can find a bit of everything, from obstacle courses to first person shooters to casinos.

Since Roblox is so heavily targeted at children, it's very easy to find pedophiles or other people with ill intent. Moderation doesn't exist, afaik