It’s never good—especially when you’re an online platform primarily known for catering to children—when Chris Hansen’s name ...

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Gaming platform Roblox (RBLX) is about to face a swarm of lawsuits alleging child abuse. According to Wired, a group of law firms across the U.S. is seeking to file “hundreds of lawsuits” by the end ...

Roblox continues to be a unique gaming universe, even if not everyone agrees with what it’s doing at its highest and lowest levels. With well over 100 million people playing the game in some capacity ...

A YouTuber who claims to hunt and expose predators in Roblox was banned earlier this month, and some parts of the community have not taken it well. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Today I’m playing Roblox Tower of Misery, a tower obby inspired by Tower of Hell. But here’s the twist—this game lets you buy items like a smack glove to fling people off the map and even an explode ...

Rumors are swirling online that the popular online gaming platform Roblox is shutting down in September. It comes days after Louisiana announced it was suing Roblox. Among the allegations is that ...

TL;DR: Roblox banned YouTuber Schlep, known for exposing child predators, sparking community outrage and a petition with over 65,000 signatures demanding CEO David Baszucki's removal. Roblox cites ...

Could it be a sign of things to come? Sometimes, minor steps and moves to try to prevent something don’t work. Sometimes, you need to just drop the hammer and remove something or destroy something so ...

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The developers behind the mega-popular game Roblox are facing a firestorm of controversy after banning a popular YouTuber from the platform. The user, known as “Schlep,” worked to expose predators on ...