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Roblox Accused of Concocting Illegal Gambling Ring for Minors

22 points by intunderflow 3y ago

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tiahura 3y ago
It’s disgusting that such a large portion of the tech sector is laser focused on finding new ways to exploit kids.
- datenyan 3y ago
  Roblox in particular has a ... storied history of exploiting children [1, 2] for both direct and indirect profit. [1] https://www.classaction.org/news/roblox-lawsuit-alleges-entire-platform-built-around-exploitation-of-child-labor https://www.classaction.org/news/roblox-lawsuit-alleges-enti... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXlauRB1EQ&t=0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXlauRB1EQ&t=0s
- defrost 3y ago
  Both directly and indirectly .. Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms, Stalked by Men https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39476721 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39476721 talks about "virtual" pimping and grooming of minors, a number of platforms such as Roblex are honeypots for predators as they can literally pay for access to minors and buy in game merch for influence. The platforms are aware but veer towards the "we just get paid, it's not our role to play vice cop" wink wink.
intunderflow 3y ago
> Satozuki Limited B.V., Studs Entertainment Ltd., and RBLXWild Entertainment LLC are additional defendants in the lawsuit What surprises me is that sites whose entire business model is blatantly unlawful feel so immune to legal consequence that they go as far as establishing legal business entities All of these sites are breaking both gambling laws and Roblox's own TOS, but feel so immune to consequences that they'll happily trade in the open like any legitimate business would
ehhthing 3y ago
I don't play Roblox, but I'm aware of their history of exploiting children. Based on my preliminary research it appears as if these websites actually just ask you for either your Roblox username/password or ask you for your Roblox cookie to authenticate. I really doubt they would actually be apathetic to removing these, since even though they do get richer off of it... If discovery finds evidence they're trying to cover this up the damages will be endless...
shockeddang 3y ago
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22 points by intunderflow 3y ago

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tiahura 3y ago

It’s disgusting that such a large portion of the tech sector is laser focused on finding new ways to exploit kids.

datenyan 3y ago
Roblox in particular has a ... storied history of exploiting children [1, 2] for both direct and indirect profit. [1] https://www.classaction.org/news/roblox-lawsuit-alleges-entire-platform-built-around-exploitation-of-child-labor https://www.classaction.org/news/roblox-lawsuit-alleges-enti... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXlauRB1EQ&t=0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXlauRB1EQ&t=0s
defrost 3y ago
Both directly and indirectly .. Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms, Stalked by Men https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39476721 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39476721 talks about "virtual" pimping and grooming of minors, a number of platforms such as Roblex are honeypots for predators as they can literally pay for access to minors and buy in game merch for influence. The platforms are aware but veer towards the "we just get paid, it's not our role to play vice cop" wink wink.

intunderflow 3y ago

> Satozuki Limited B.V., Studs Entertainment Ltd., and RBLXWild Entertainment LLC are additional defendants in the lawsuit What surprises me is that sites whose entire business model is blatantly unlawful feel so immune to legal consequence that they go as far as establishing legal business entities All of these sites are breaking both gambling laws and Roblox's own TOS, but feel so immune to consequences that they'll happily trade in the open like any legitimate business would

ehhthing 3y ago

I don't play Roblox, but I'm aware of their history of exploiting children. Based on my preliminary research it appears as if these websites actually just ask you for either your Roblox username/password or ask you for your Roblox cookie to authenticate. I really doubt they would actually be apathetic to removing these, since even though they do get richer off of it... If discovery finds evidence they're trying to cover this up the damages will be endless...

shockeddang 3y ago

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