Roblox

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Roblox

Basic information
Founded	2004
Legal structure	Company
Industry	Gaming
Official website	https://roblox.com/

Roblox is an online platform which lets users create their own games, as well as all sorts of virtual items for their personal avatars. The platform is owned by the Roblox Corporation.

Users create games through Roblox Studio, an application separate from the Roblox Player.^{[citation needed]} Roblox Studio can be used by a user to create digital backups of the games they create. These backups are stored on their hard drive and can not be altered by the Roblox Corporation.^{[citation needed]}

Consumer impact summary

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• User freedom: Documented in section 11 of the Roblox Terms of Use, the user agrees to resolve disputes through Mandatory Informal Dispute Resolution (MIDR). If MIDR does not resolve a dispute, users within the United States are forced to proceed under binding arbitration.^{[citation needed]} In order to initiate MIDR, users are required to send a physically-written notice by certified mail or through Federal Express.^{[citation needed]}
• User privacy: All operations related to Roblox must, to some extent, occur on servers that Roblox owns. For example, it is nearly impossible to play a Roblox game without interacting with the Roblox servers. Roblox servers are not end to end encrypted,^{[citation needed]} allowing possible vulnerabilities.^{[citation needed]} Roblox explicitly states that they monitor all user activity to see if it complies with their rules.
• Business model: Roblox profits off of an exclusive currency purchased with real-world currency called Robux, and it is often used an an intermediary for microtransactions on the platform for user-generated content (UGC) such as cosmetics.^{[citation needed]} Roblox is known to also make money off of collaborations that function as advertisements, such as with IKEA.
• Market competition: Various platforms such as Epic Games' Fortnite have been known to emulate how Roblox works.^{[citation needed]} Very few however, are successful in competing against them.
• Other information: The Roblox Corporation can terminate (delete) a user's account as long as they believe they are violating the Terms of Use. Termination can not be revoked. A terminated user will lose all content they own on Roblox along with their account, including what they purchased with Robux.

Monetization

Roblox is a free^{[citation needed]} service which features in-game purchases made with Robux, e.g. new accessories, exclusive content in certain games, and the ability to access certain games.^{[citation needed]} All items purchased on Roblox are stored on Roblox servers alone,^{[citation needed]} so Roblox has the ability to modify or delete the items you own.^{[citation needed]}

On September 9, 2021, Roblox launched an automated process for users to receive Robux back for items they had bought which had been deleted or otherwise moderated . Until then, there was no refund method in place.^{[citation needed]}

Incidents

Accusations of child labor

In January 2022, The Guardian published a story accusing Roblox of profiting off child labor with detailed stories of teenagers being scammed and becoming victims of sexual grooming in communities conveniently off the platform. In October 2022, the first of many lawsuits alleging Roblox enabled a girl's sexual exploitation was filed.

Blocking Linux users

In April 2023, Roblox intentionally blocked Linux users playing the game via Wine, a tool used for running Windows apps on POSIX-compliant operating systems, they cite "security and compatibility concerns." This announcement followed Roblox's acquisition of Byfron, as well as their developments towards a 64-bit Roblox client. Despite this change to the client, users were still able to access Roblox Studio, the development application, utilizing Wine. In August 2023, an update to Roblox once again allowed users to run Roblox via Wine, and many users opted to use a fork of Wine titled Vinegar made specifically for Roblox. In February of 2024, Roblox would go back on their decision and ban the use of Wine for the Roblox Client, citing extended use of Wine-based exploits, Roblox Studio remains available under wine. In August 2024, the Vinegar team would release Sober, a closed-source application utilizing a translation layer to access the Roblox client via a mobile Android package kit (APK). In April 2025, Roblox engineer Bitdancer would state on the Roblox Devforums that they see no reason to block Sober, but that they may disable it as a side effect of changes in security.

Problematic moderation

Main article: Roblox's problematic moderation

Roblox as a platform has been known by consumers to moderate content in ways that are inconsistent. The platform's chat moderation feature censors inoffensive speech, including numbers.

In recent years, moderation has been documented to neglect handling child predators, only handling the most egregious of actors after massive consumer backlash or lawsuits, and in many cases, these individuals tend to have their bans reversed. Additionally, the platform has been documented to host various mature experiences, which have been recorded to be used as breeding grounds for predatory behavior. This neglect has gone so far as to the platform threatening litigation against individuals attempting to get child predators reported to authorities.

According to Ruben Sim, the Roblox report system (which allows users to 'report' rule-violating behavior to Roblox moderators) often had a success rate of 0%, even when obviously rule-violating accounts possessing usernames which were distorted versions of minor-sexualizing phrases such as "14 year old slut".

Condo Games

"Condo" games on Roblox are a type of game which simulates sex between Roblox avatars. According to the policies on Romantic and Sexual Content, "Any content which explicitly [depicts] sexual content or nudity is against the rules of Roblox". Due to the rule-violating nature of these games and how they can harm the fanbase of Roblox, due to the fanbase of Roblox being overwhelmingly composed of young children[citation needed], they are often removed by Roblox moderation.

However, due to the potentially backup-creating nature of Roblox Studio, creators of these Condo games can endlessly republish these offending games under alternate accounts as long as they keep the backup file. While Roblox is considering the creation of "Restricted" experiences which may allow these heavier sexual themes[citation needed], Condo games almost never mark themselves as restricted, allowing underage users to potentially access them.

Predator-hunting groups

In 9th August, 2025, Roblox issued a Cease and Desist to Roblox predator hunting channel RealSchlep. "Schlep used the method of acting like an underage person (decoy) to catch bad actors on Roblox. Using this method he got 6 arrests according to his team^{[citation needed]} using Roblox until they issued a Cease and Desist. Roblox added a rule to their Terms of Use. Roblox is reassuring their playerbase that the groups do not use the proper channels that Roblox provides to report potential criminals. This sparked even more backlash for the already problematic moderation system, Leaving players and parents in doubt if Roblox is even a safe environment for children.