Roblox's problematic moderation: Difference between revisions
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In 2025, Matthew Naval abducted a 10-year-old girl soon after meeting her on Roblox, with several felony charges. <!-- To be filled in more later, this is a crazy rabbit hole, check sources in above comment if you want to fill it in yourself. --> | In 2025, Matthew Naval abducted a 10-year-old girl soon after meeting her on Roblox, with several felony charges. <!-- To be filled in more later, this is a crazy rabbit hole, check sources in above comment if you want to fill it in yourself. --> | ||
=== Doe et al v. Roblox Corporation et al (Jul 2025) <!-- https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/58931825/Doe_et_al_v_Roblox_Corporation_et_al --> ===<!-- Due to a lack of news sources covering this lawsuit, I cannot access any of the necessary information regarding this case. The site which mentioned this lawsuit was too brief about it. --> | ===Doe et al v. Roblox Corporation et al (Jul 2025)<!-- https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/58931825/Doe_et_al_v_Roblox_Corporation_et_al -->===<!-- Due to a lack of news sources covering this lawsuit, I cannot access any of the necessary information regarding this case. The site which mentioned this lawsuit was too brief about it. --> | ||
===Florida Attorney-General Subpoena & Multi-State Scrutiny (July 2025)<!--https://www.gamethemedia.com/the-crime-history-of-roblox Following Naval’s kidnapping and Doe litigation, Florida AG James Uthmeier demanded Roblox hand over data on age-verification, moderation logs and abuse reports , warning of legal action if safety promises prove hollow . Several states now coordinate on social-media harms to minors. Why it matters: Regulatory investigations may impose binding safety mandates faster than courts.-->=== | ===Florida Attorney-General Subpoena & Multi-State Scrutiny (July 2025)<!--https://www.gamethemedia.com/the-crime-history-of-roblox Following Naval’s kidnapping and Doe litigation, Florida AG James Uthmeier demanded Roblox hand over data on age-verification, moderation logs and abuse reports , warning of legal action if safety promises prove hollow . Several states now coordinate on social-media harms to minors. Why it matters: Regulatory investigations may impose binding safety mandates faster than courts.-->=== | ||
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==Consumer response== | ==Consumer response== | ||
Users such as Schlep have turned to vigilantism due to the negligence of the platform's own moderation teams.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlep |date=Feb 7, 2024 |title=I Caught a Roblox PREDATOR in this game... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQMSc-9jGMQ |access-date=Aug 10, 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> In response, [[Roblox]] has issued a cease and desist notice to Schlep,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-09 |title=Schlep on X: "Every account I've ever made on Roblox has been terminated... |url=https://x.com/RealSchlep/status/1954101415564951680 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> being condemned by the community and prompting a hashtag #FreeSchlep,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-11 |title=Schlep on X: "wow its trending again. 3 days in a row now I was lowkey ... |url=https://x.com/RealSchlep/status/1954982451350008298 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=X}}</ref> notably with support from popular [[Roblox]] Youtuber KreekCraft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-09 |title=KreekCraft on X: "Roblox Schlep situation https://t.co/1WZ92x6Bju" / X |url=https://x.com/KreekCraft/status/1954215182311297365 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-10 |title=Roblox Banned Schlep - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKOYXcYmxow |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=YouTube}}</ref> Furthermore, [[Roblox]] has publicly outlawed vigilante groups on their platform,<ref name=":1" /> causing vigilante group RoCatchers, a predator-catching group, to disband.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-09 |title=RoCatchers on X: "We sadly have to disband what we're doing on here. ... |url=https://x.com/RoCatchers/status/1954221211581301201 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=X}}</ref> | Users such as Schlep have turned to vigilantism due to the negligence of the platform's own moderation teams.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlep |date=Feb 7, 2024 |title=I Caught a Roblox PREDATOR in this game... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQMSc-9jGMQ |access-date=Aug 10, 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> In response, [[Roblox]] has issued a cease and desist notice to Schlep,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-09 |title=Schlep on X: "Every account I've ever made on Roblox has been terminated... |url=https://x.com/RealSchlep/status/1954101415564951680 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> being condemned by the community and prompting a hashtag #FreeSchlep,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-11 |title=Schlep on X: "wow its trending again. 3 days in a row now I was lowkey ... |url=https://x.com/RealSchlep/status/1954982451350008298 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=X}}</ref> notably with support from popular [[Roblox]] Youtuber KreekCraft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-09 |title=KreekCraft on X: "Roblox Schlep situation https://t.co/1WZ92x6Bju" / X |url=https://x.com/KreekCraft/status/1954215182311297365 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-10 |title=Roblox Banned Schlep - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKOYXcYmxow |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=YouTube}}</ref> Furthermore, [[Roblox]] has publicly outlawed vigilante groups on their platform,<ref name=":1" /> causing vigilante group RoCatchers, a predator-catching group, to disband.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-09 |title=RoCatchers on X: "We sadly have to disband what we're doing on here. ... |url=https://x.com/RoCatchers/status/1954221211581301201 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=X}}</ref> | ||
The platform's poor moderation choices also led to the formation of the subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/ROBLOXBans/ r/ROBLOXbans], which has extensive posts covering the platform both ignoring mature content and excessively punishing users over minor or absurd infractions. | |||
==Legacy<!-- To be worked on, their negligence has caused legal changes that will harm consumers -->== | ==Legacy<!-- To be worked on, their negligence has caused legal changes that will harm consumers -->== | ||