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Title: Risks To Children Playing Roblox 'Deeply Disturbing,' Say Researchers

Link: https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/04/14/225...

A new investigation reveals that children as young as five can easily access
inappropriate content and interact unsupervised with adults on Roblox,
despite the platform's child-friendly image and recent safety updates. The
Guardian reports: Describing itself as "the ultimate virtual universe,"
Roblox features millions of games and interactive environments, known
collectively as "experiences." Some of the content is developed by Roblox,
but much of it is user-generated. In 2024, the platform had more than 85
million daily active users, an estimated 40% of whom are under 13. While the
company said it "deeply sympathized" with parents whose children came to harm
on the platform, it said "tens of millions of people have a positive,
enriching and safe experience on Roblox every day." However, in an
investigation shared with the Guardian, the digital-behavior experts
Revealing Reality discovered "something deeply disturbing ... a troubling
disconnect between Roblox's child-friendly appearance and the reality of what
children experience on the platform." [...] Despite new tools launched last
week aimed at giving parents more control over their children's accounts, the
researchers concluded: "Safety controls that exist are limited in their
effectiveness and there are still significant risks for children on the
platform."

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