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loathsome dongeater@lemmygrad.ml to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

Roblox devising new ways to exploit children.

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Roblox devising new ways to exploit children.

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loathsome dongeater@lemmygrad.ml to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/555545

https://nitter.net/PopBase/status/1700265797682421832

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  • big_spoon@lemmygrad.ml
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    “roblox dating experiencies” if you’re an adult looking for love on roblox…oh boy!

    “for 17+ verified” yup…being a child predator can’t be easier now

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    This would be so fucked up if it were being limited to adults but they are even letting actual fucking children use it. Jesus Christ…. Who in the world thought “oh yeah, let’s allow kids to use it and advertise it as allowing people below 18 to use it”

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      Especially since most other users aren’t going to be exactly 17.

      99% of the potential matches are going to be adults.

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        I just don’t even know what could have been through their heads. It genuinely doesn’t even seem possible that a large group of people all decided to allow children to use a dating website and making a dating site inside of a kids game

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    Lol, this is so cursed.

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    Paedophiles have been using it for that for years now, may as well make it official

  • Lemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    Why should I be surprised?

    If you look at the Roblox community, online dating or ODing for short has been a long issue in Roblox, just watch greenlegocat123’s videos, and you will see that Roblox’s admins will overlook, if not support this shit… but ban people for saying “crap” or something.

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      tw: gr**ming

      spoiler

      I remember as a youth (think 10-12) I had multiple online “relationships” with people who outwardly told me they were 20, 24, 30, 19… etc. etc. This was on WoW and IMVU.

      Some of them knew I was 10-12. Others thought I was 15.

      I also had some pretty good online relationships that I look back on both fondly and cringily… with others my own age.

      • Lemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        Jesus Kristo…

  • 🏳️‍⚧️ 新星 [she/they]@lemmygrad.ml
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    I was hoping this was some kind of Hexbear cruel joke, but nope… even The Verge is reporting on it.

    Edit: Just saw their 2018 predictions in the article, some of them that didn’t happen were pretty funny

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    Life is Roblox

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    Y’know the funny thing is not only imagining Roblox trying and failing to encroach on VRChat’s turf; but also trying and failing to encroach on SecondLife’s lmfao

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    I wonder how many 18+ people play Roblox.

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      deleted by creator

    • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      millions lol

      roblox is analogous to steam, except instead of paying for and installing games, you load into games instantly and it’s all free (but pay2win)
      it’s honestly really fun

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        Steam??? Steam??? That’s the analogy you use?

        I’m sure the varied and groundbreaking games on Roblox are on par with video game masterpieces thoughout the years.

        Sorry, Pizzeria simulator and Jumpscare Game #3625 is not on par with steam.

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    Jesus fucking christ…

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    wtf

    • TankieReplyBot@lemmygrad.mlB
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      A YouTube link was detected in your comment. Here are links to the same video on Invidious, which is a YouTube frontend that protects your privacy:

      • yewtu.be
      • inv.zzls.xyz
      • invidious.io.lol
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    MAPFella1993 has entered the chat, claims to be 17, sounds legit👍

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    I miss the days of scamming people for gear in RuneScape by pretending to be their online gf

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    Holy shit I don’t know if I’ve ever heard a worse idea then let’s set up dating services in a game for small and gullible children with gambling addictions

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