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Roblox shares plummet 18% as child safety measures weigh on bookings

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Re: Roblox shares plummet 18% as child safety measures weigh on bookings

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Post by hokumguru »

themafia wrote: post #118
hokumguru wrote: post #103

Regardless of Roblox’s continued failings I strongly believe that there needs to be a safe, scrutinized, and open online platform for children to socialize in meaningful ways. As much as we would rather discontinue social media for minors the fact remains that for millions of Americans the internet provides a primary means of social fulfillment, especially in gaming, which is far more popular among youth demographics…

> and open online platform for children to socialize in meaningful ways. What benefits will this bring over an offline platform for children to socialize in? I'm not denying that there would be any, but, if we determine what those are directly, perhaps we can find better mechanisms than bespoke "social media" platforms to deliver them. > I think Roblox themselves have a chance It'd probably be a good start to subtrac…

Children were online long before Roblox. They’ll be online regardless, let’s give them an actually safe space. I’d argue their platform is still better than Xbox live or msn chats

Fully agree on the currency aspect. I feel like since they’ve IPOd the company has taken more of a playing focus in where it was previously building and creating.

Re: Roblox shares plummet 18% as child safety measures weigh on bookings

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Post by vel0city »

jihadjihad wrote: post #128
amarant wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You've had your Roblox account for 18 years? Wtf, I could've sworn that game was released 4 years ago! Thanks for making me feel old I guess.

Don’t forget the part where GP says they’re 25 years old (currently) and have spent “tens of thousands of dollars” on the platform.

It doesn't seem surprising me they started playing at 7, and they were playing the game in 2008. I definitely recall the game taking off a good bit with little kids around that time. By like 2010 or so I knew of a ton of little kids who were at least aware of the game if they didn't play it themselves.

Game has been around for almost 20 years now.

Re: Roblox shares plummet 18% as child safety measures weigh on bookings

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Post by heavyset_go »

swiftcoder wrote: post #4
tailscaler2026 wrote: post #2

Funny how the world abruptly decided kids shouldn't have social interactions online right as AI chatbots took off.

I wouldn't connect those things too closely, nor to the broader legislative efforts to ban pornography and monitor everyone's messages. Roblox has been a special hell of predatory interactions for a very long time now, and the walls may finally be coming down...

It's only with AI that user created content can be graded for age appropriateness/political inconvenience as it's uploaded to platforms in real-time.

Re: Roblox shares plummet 18% as child safety measures weigh on bookings

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Post by jjmarr »

mysterydip wrote: post #129
jihadjihad wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don’t forget the part where GP says they’re 25 years old (currently) and have spent “tens of thousands of dollars” on the platform.

Just a point of clarity (because I read that at first as well), they spent tens of thousands of robux , which are at a generic level 100:$1. So not as crazy as it sounds, still an investment.

My parents bought me lifetime OBC over a decade ago instead of an XBOX. I get 2200 Robux/month in passive income.

Re: Roblox shares plummet 18% as child safety measures weigh on bookings

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Post by isityettime »

bluefirebrand wrote: post #76
amarant wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You've had your Roblox account for 18 years? Wtf, I could've sworn that game was released 4 years ago! Thanks for making me feel old I guess.

Roblox is older than Minecraft...

Why do I remember learning about Minecraft way earlier than learning about Roblox?

Re: Roblox shares plummet 18% as child safety measures weigh on bookings

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Post by Ferret7446 »

enceladus06 wrote: post #57
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #54

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> Why 18-20 are isolated from 21+? We have 18-year olds in high school in America. The headline risk from a 40-something sleeping with a high-school student is probably something Roblox wants to get ahead of.

Yes but an 18yo can also buy a gun, get drafted into the military, and produce OF/porn. But no alcohol.

They can drink, just not publicly.

Re: Roblox shares plummet 18% as child safety measures weigh on bookings

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Post by [deleted] »

Aeolun wrote: post #113
jredwards wrote: post #92

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> But these measures were implemented poorly and needed to be paired with matchmaking to not destroy the platform. As a parent, my experience in discussion with other parents is: "Don't ever let your child onto Roblox, it is utterly toxic and should be avoided at all costs." From that perspective, I think most parents view the destruction of the platform as neutral to positive, and it suggests that the status quo wou…

Which parents do you talk with? The consensus around me seems to be that it’s fine as long as whatever you do on there is done with RL friends.

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Re: Roblox shares plummet 18% as child safety measures weigh on bookings

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Post by Ferret7446 »

darth_avocado wrote: post #7

Investors are hilarious. What’s better: more investment in child safety measures so that a company remains a long term product that parents allow their children on, or no safety measures to increase profit so that parents stop letting their kids be on the platform, thereby killing long term viability of the product? Quarterly thinking is the bane of the health of corporate America.

Or perhaps the investors know that the child safety measures will actually harm the product because the harm to children is a significant part of their product/profit

Re: Roblox shares plummet 18% as child safety measures weigh on bookings

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Post by mothballed »

Ferret7446 wrote: post #136
enceladus06 wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes but an 18yo can also buy a gun, get drafted into the military, and produce OF/porn. But no alcohol.

They can drink, just not publicly.

Depends on the state. In some, even children under 18 can drink in a bar if their parents buy (I think Wisconsin).

And its not all the US at 21 to buy, in Puerto Rico you can buy alcohol at 18. Federally all those are legal at 18.

Re: Roblox shares plummet 18% as child safety measures weigh on bookings

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Post by glenngillen »

isityettime wrote: post #135
bluefirebrand wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Roblox is older than Minecraft...

Why do I remember learning about Minecraft way earlier than learning about Roblox?

Yeah, I had to go check this too. Not that I ever played either game, but I definitely recall Roblox being the knock-off version of Minecraft. It's wild checking the wikipedia entry for both and realising how much later Minecraft came out.
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