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FB^H^H Meta buys Roblox, mark my words.
by foobarian 5y ago
FB^H^H Meta buys Roblox, mark my words.
- retrocryptid 5y agoIt's probably better for Roblox than an IPO and extends FB/Meta's reach into the youth market. Weirder things have happened.
- foobarian 5y agoThe thing is, most Roblox players that I've seen have FB Messenger (the kids version) video/audio calls running in the background so they can talk. With the new focus on metaverse the combo really makes sense. On the other hand Roblox could really pull a coup by replicating this functionality natively.
- ianbicking 5y agoI assume they don't do it because they are scared of being responsible, not because it's technically difficult. It probably helps that the communication is separate from Roblox because it's harder to manipulate a kid on two separate channels together (in the same ways it's hard to actually get two kids connected that want to be connected). Though Facebook also has some advantage because they are already maintaining a bunch of relationship information and they use that to bootstrap Messenger For Kids since one of the common patterns is parents become Facebook friends with clear identities and then they connect their children.
- kaibee 5y agoRoblox already IPO'd.
- jazzyjackson 5y agoWould love to see Meta step into the "child labor" controversy. Isn't that an episode of Silicon Valley? Their videochat platform is a hit but all their users are underage - they agree to sell to the bad-guy-VC just before the lawsuits show up.