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The game Roblox (Roblox Corporation, 2006) has been on my radar for some time. With over 110 million daily active players (Clement, 2025a), nearly 40% of whom are 13 years old or younger (Clement, 2025b), it’s a game that’s hard to ignore. Several years ago, following an investigation by People Make Games (2021) that highlighted Roblox’s predatory business model, I installed and tried the game. This experience gave me a better understanding of why young players are so enthusiastic about this platform.
What I hadn’t realized, however, was how much inappropriate content there was for young people. Yes, I played “violent” games reminiscent of the old Looney Tunes, but I hadn’t seen any sexual content. While researching for this article, I came across an article published last year called “Roblox’s Pedophile Problem” in Bloomberg (Carville and D’Anastasio, 2024). I didn’t expect it to be so intense. Here is a video that complements their report:
As with any space where young people gather, it must be assumed that predators will be lurking. This is true both in person (e.g., parks, schools, summer camps, etc.) and online (e.g., social media, video games, etc.). The important thing is that those responsible for these spaces are transparent, take concrete actions to mitigate risks, and act quickly when safety issues arise.
However, since the beginning of the month, several voices have questioned Roblox’s willingness to truly take on these responsibilities (e.g., Asmongold, 2025; Legendary Drops, 2025). So much so that Roblox Corporation is now facing several lawsuits (Wong, 2025), including one from the Louisiana Attorney General (Murray, 2025), a Democratic politician has launched a petition for stricter laws to be passed (Khanna, 2025), a documentary with Chris Hansen will be created (Bevan, 2025), and the game is now banned in Qatar (O’Connor, 2025).
But why are we talking about this now? It all likely started with a video posted on August 9, 2025, by content creator Schlep (2025), who made a name for himself by trapping and getting predators arrested on Roblox, where he explains that he is currently being sued by Roblox Corporation:
Since then, Roblox Corporation (2025) has issued several official statements, Schlep is continuing to pursue the matter (EZ Newswire, 2025), and there is even a Wikipedia page (2025) that has been created about this controversy.
Recommendation for parents of children aged 12 and under: While your child should never be left alone with an app that gives them access to chat with strangers on the Internet, I would recommend being particularly vigilant with the game Roblox.
References:
- Asmongold (2025). They don’t want you to know this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3MhVlR-I6o&ab_channel=AsmongoldTV
- Bevan, R. (2025). Chris Hansen Is Investigating Roblox Predators Alongside The YouTuber Who Was Banned For “Vigilantism”, TheGamer. https://www.thegamer.com/chris-hansen-roblox-investigation-with-schlep-banned-youtuber-child-predators/
- Carville, O., et D’Anastasio, C. (2024). Roblox’s Pedophile Problem, Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-roblox-pedophile-problem/
- Clement, J. (2025a). Daily active users (DAU) of Roblox games worldwide from 4th quarter 2018 to 2nd quarter 2025, Statista. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192573/daily-active-users-global-roblox/
- Clement, J. (2025b). Daily active users (DAU) of Roblox games worldwide from 4th quarter 2019 to 2nd quarter 2025, by age group, Statista. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190309/daily-active-users-worldwide-roblox/
- EZ Newswire (2025). Roblox Retaliates Against Child Abuse Survivor Who Exposed Platform’s Predator Problem. https://www.eznewswire.com/newsroom/roblox-retaliates-child-abuse-survivor-predator-problem-sggh-milberg
- Khanna, R. (2025). ADD YOUR NAME: Stand with Us to Protect Kids and Save Roblox. https://act.rokhanna.com/a/save-roblox-petition
- Legendary Drops (2025). You have no idea how bad Roblox really is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpCNCKMo8ZE&ab_channel=LegendaryDrops
- Murray, C. (2025). Louisiana Sues Roblox As Controversy Over Child Safety And Banning ‘Vigilante’ Users Grow, Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/08/15/louisiana-sues-roblox-as-controversy-over-child-safety-and-banning-vigilante-users-grows/
- O’Connor, Q. (2025). An Entire Country Just Abruptly Banned Roblox, TheGamer. https://www.thegamer.com/qatar-bans-roblox-safety-concerns-regulations/
- People Make Games (2021). Investigation: How Roblox Is Exploiting Young Game Developers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXlauRB1EQ&ab_channel=PeopleMakeGames
- Roblox Corporation (2006). Roblox. https://www.roblox.com/fr
- Roblox Corporation (2025). Newsroom. https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom
- Schlep (2025). Roblox Is Threatening to Sue Me For Protecting Kids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMqAw_NjHK8&t=5s&ab_channel=Schlep
- Wikipédia (2025). Roblox Schlep ban controversy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roblox_Schlep_ban_controversy
- Wong, Q. (2025). ‘Real-life nightmare for kids.’ ‘Roblox’ faces multiple lawsuits over child safety, Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-08-15/roblox-faces-lawsuits-over-child-safety
Other sources consulted:
- JiDionPremium (2025). ROBLOX Is Threating To Sue Us For Catching Predators!. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZOrCL4b73o&ab_channel=JiDionPremium
- Revealing Reality (2025). A digital playground The real guide to Roblox. https://think.revealingreality.co.uk/roblox-real-guide
