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I’m a father of a then-little girl who was molested by one of her 2nd grade classmates. What came out of the safety investigation, the boy who molested her was

I’m a father of a then-little girl who was molested by one of her 2nd grade classmates. What came out of the safety investigation, the boy who molested her was taught that behavior through unmoderated sexually oriented user generated content on Roblox. I am stunned to see you recommending people should actually work for this groomers cesspool, with said content persisting to this day. The only reason I can imagine is you work there. And if you do, then fucking do something about it. This had grave consequences for my daughter, the trauma, the PTSD, and a year of therapy.

johnnyanmac 3y ago
> I am stunned to see you recommending people should actually work for this groomers cesspool, It's about as much a groomer's cesspool as Discord, Twitter, Reddit, or any other social media. I feel this is a problem with parenting more than the tool. If it wasn't roblox it would have been any other website on the internet. Should we ban the internet for kids under 13? Maybe, but banning something from kids never kept some from getting access.
felixg3 3y ago
The evidence is astounding and the reaction to the evidence of the Roblox Corporation is horrifying. It's more ethical to work in land mine manufacturing than at the Roblox Corporation.
lostmsu 3y ago
> unmoderated .. user generated content While I sympathize with your tragedy, you should have stopped at this point.
Animats 3y ago
Anything where you let kids talk to each other will have that problem. Roblox does have various parental controls. Also, Roblox has an ESRB rating of E10+ rating, meaning users need to be at least 10 years old. What's a second grader doing on there? And no, I don't work for Roblox.
- CodeWriter23 3y ago
  It’s a social network without moderation.
- notyourwork 3y ago
  How old were you in second grade? About 10 right? Maybe 9 approaching 10. Close enough that your argument is ignorant and terrible.
  - detaro 3y ago
    in most places, 9-10 is fourth grade?
    - notyourwork 3y ago
      So I guess 2 years makes ALL the difference in this context.
      - therealdrag0 3y ago
        Each year makes a large difference for kids yes.
      - lelanthran 3y ago
        > So I guess 2 years makes ALL the difference in this context. Well, yeah. The difference between a 3yo and a 4yo is a quarter of lifetime! The difference between an 8yo and a 10yo is a fifth of a lifetime!
acapybara 3y ago
Bud, with all due respect, chill out. This is a random overreaction. I'm sure some bad things happen in Roblox, but this seems like the exception, not the rule. This is not meant to be a hostile zone.

johnnyanmac 3y ago

> I am stunned to see you recommending people should actually work for this groomers cesspool, It's about as much a groomer's cesspool as Discord, Twitter, Reddit, or any other social media. I feel this is a problem with parenting more than the tool. If it wasn't roblox it would have been any other website on the internet. Should we ban the internet for kids under 13? Maybe, but banning something from kids never kept some from getting access.

felixg3 3y ago

The evidence is astounding and the reaction to the evidence of the Roblox Corporation is horrifying. It's more ethical to work in land mine manufacturing than at the Roblox Corporation.

lostmsu 3y ago

> unmoderated .. user generated content While I sympathize with your tragedy, you should have stopped at this point.

Animats 3y ago

Anything where you let kids talk to each other will have that problem. Roblox does have various parental controls. Also, Roblox has an ESRB rating of E10+ rating, meaning users need to be at least 10 years old. What's a second grader doing on there? And no, I don't work for Roblox.

CodeWriter23 3y ago
It’s a social network without moderation.
notyourwork 3y ago
How old were you in second grade? About 10 right? Maybe 9 approaching 10. Close enough that your argument is ignorant and terrible.
- detaro 3y ago
  in most places, 9-10 is fourth grade?
  - notyourwork 3y ago
    So I guess 2 years makes ALL the difference in this context.
    - therealdrag0 3y ago
      Each year makes a large difference for kids yes.
    - lelanthran 3y ago
      > So I guess 2 years makes ALL the difference in this context. Well, yeah. The difference between a 3yo and a 4yo is a quarter of lifetime! The difference between an 8yo and a 10yo is a fifth of a lifetime!

acapybara 3y ago

Bud, with all due respect, chill out. This is a random overreaction. I'm sure some bad things happen in Roblox, but this seems like the exception, not the rule. This is not meant to be a hostile zone.