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Yikes... Scratch and Roblox conspiracy to create an army of child developers? :O

• Wowfunhappy 4y ago
  Please do not conflate Scratch and Roblox! Scratch is open source software created by a nonprofit foundation to promote education and creativity. Roblox exploits children for profit and I quite literally believe they are violating child labor laws.
  • asciii 4y ago
    > I quite literally believe they are violating child labor laws. Couldn't agree more the more I learn about them.
    • Wowfunhappy 4y ago
      I would actually be very interested to hear from a lawyer—or at least someone with legal knowledge—why Roblox hasn't been prosecuted for this. These children are creating value for the company, and they're being compensated via a currency which can be converted into dollars. How is that not payment for work? If Robux could only be converted into Amazon gift cards, I would still argue that was a labor violation, but I could at least understand why the case was murky. Can Uber hire 16-year-olds to drive for them without a work permit as long as they're paid in special UbiCoins which are converted into dollars later?