I guess I don’t understand the outrage here. Roblox said it IS a problem but also an opportunity to learn how to make the platform more secure while allowing kids to communicate and build communities.
I see it as my responsibility to make sure my kids aren’t getting into trouble. It’s great if Roblox helps, but Roblox security doesn’t guard against sex pests on the street or other games/platforms. In recent news, filing a report about misconduct after the fact is just a parent saying “I wasn’t watching my kid, why didn’t Roblox stop this?” Childish blame games and zero responsibility as a parent.
In my kid’s friends group, at least one parent is always on the group call and all the parents are very active in teaching our kids how scams, predators, and bullies work.
If the kids don’t want us around or try to hide, they’re up to something no good and will lose their internet time. If I don’t have time to watch them, I engage other parents to help. If they can’t help, my kids aren’t allowed on Roblox.
I see it as my responsibility to make sure my kids aren’t getting into trouble.
Great. Now what about kids with shitty parents who find comfort in hanging out with their friends from school in Roblox where they can play digital Legos? You know, the kind of children who don’t have responsible adults in their lives and are the primary targets of online predators?
Yes, it’s parents’ responsibility to protect their kids. But we don’t live in a world where only good parents exist and there are no bad parents. You can’t just say “Fuck 'em they should have chosen better parents,” and shift liability away from the company who knows it has a problem.
Kids having shitty parents is not Roblox responsibility or something they can protect kids from. It’s not shifting liability, it’s a problem in all social activities. Before the internet, Father Dale Fushek was molesting kids at Young Life and those same shitty parents and cops turned a blind eye to a “pillar of the community” until 2005. That piece of shit is still free to this day and only faced civil lawsuits while the church moves him around.
Roblox can help with chat filters and complaints, that’s it. Your kid has a better chance of being molested in the real world by someone they already know or trust. Blaming Roblox is a distraction. BBN, AIM, Craigslist, Discord… I’m old enough to see people blame whatever’s popular at the time.
The way it’s phrased in response to that question is a pretty big gotcha but yeah not really that wrong otherwise. Still ethics of Roblox are pretty questionable.
I guess I don’t understand the outrage here. Roblox said it IS a problem but also an opportunity to learn how to make the platform more secure while allowing kids to communicate and build communities.
I see it as my responsibility to make sure my kids aren’t getting into trouble. It’s great if Roblox helps, but Roblox security doesn’t guard against sex pests on the street or other games/platforms. In recent news, filing a report about misconduct after the fact is just a parent saying “I wasn’t watching my kid, why didn’t Roblox stop this?” Childish blame games and zero responsibility as a parent.
In my kid’s friends group, at least one parent is always on the group call and all the parents are very active in teaching our kids how scams, predators, and bullies work.
If the kids don’t want us around or try to hide, they’re up to something no good and will lose their internet time. If I don’t have time to watch them, I engage other parents to help. If they can’t help, my kids aren’t allowed on Roblox.
Let’s see
free labor in Roblox content mines
children serve as guinea pigs for social research
kids serve as guinea pigs in an environment with pedophiles
Great. Now what about kids with shitty parents who find comfort in hanging out with their friends from school in Roblox where they can play digital Legos? You know, the kind of children who don’t have responsible adults in their lives and are the primary targets of online predators?
Yes, it’s parents’ responsibility to protect their kids. But we don’t live in a world where only good parents exist and there are no bad parents. You can’t just say “Fuck 'em they should have chosen better parents,” and shift liability away from the company who knows it has a problem.
Kids having shitty parents is not Roblox responsibility or something they can protect kids from. It’s not shifting liability, it’s a problem in all social activities. Before the internet, Father Dale Fushek was molesting kids at Young Life and those same shitty parents and cops turned a blind eye to a “pillar of the community” until 2005. That piece of shit is still free to this day and only faced civil lawsuits while the church moves him around.
Roblox can help with chat filters and complaints, that’s it. Your kid has a better chance of being molested in the real world by someone they already know or trust. Blaming Roblox is a distraction. BBN, AIM, Craigslist, Discord… I’m old enough to see people blame whatever’s popular at the time.
Reminder there is no reddit gold here
“opportunity” is just what corporate freaks call a problem. the meaning is identical. you’re reading way too much into this
The way it’s phrased in response to that question is a pretty big gotcha but yeah not really that wrong otherwise. Still ethics of Roblox are pretty questionable.