Online child safety campaigners call for US inquiry into Roblox
Summary
Child safety campaigners have asked the U.S. government to investigate Roblox, a popular online gaming and chat platform used by many children. They claim the platform exposes kids to harmful content and adults, and uses design features to make kids spend money impulsively.Key Facts
- Roblox has 150 million daily users, many of whom are under 13 years old.
- Campaign groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about Roblox’s safety for children.
- The complaint says Roblox’s chat features allow children to encounter sexual content and harmful adults.
- The in-game currency, Robux, is said to encourage impulsive spending by children.
- Roblox users can chat across large age gaps, such as 9-year-olds chatting with 16-year-olds.
- Roblox recently added facial age checks and a system called Sentinel to detect child endangerment.
- Roblox made $4.9 billion last year, with game creators earning $1.5 billion.
- The FTC has previously focused on how technology companies exploit children’s attention online.
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