US Edition‘Predator hunter’ YouTuber hit with cease and desist letter from Roblox CEO
Roblox terminated Schlep’s accounts after citing child safety violations, sparking petitions with over 48,000 signatures and criticism over platform moderation and child protection efforts.
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Roblox's 'Vigilante' Crackdown: Why the Gaming Platform Is Banning Predator Hunters
The platform banned a popular YouTuber named "Schlep," whose efforts have led to six arrests. Speaking with us, he accuses Roblox of targeting him for highlighting its child safety issues.
🔊 Listen to this news Roblox Corporation is at the center of a growing controversy after suspending YouTuber Schlep, who was dedicated to identifying alleged sexual predators on the platform. This situation has generated increased criticism, especially after users who showed their support for the creator through digital protests under the hashtag #FreeSchlep were banned. Schlep gained notoriety by infiltrating Roblox, posing as a minor to detec…
The negative attention that Roblox creators have attracted over the years has often been frankly overwhelming, and largely thanks to the developers’ own decisions and statements, which have once again put them in a position, at least, strange. Schlep youtuber has been hunting pedophiles on the Internet for years, in Roblox, in Minecraft and elsewhere online. Through Roblox, he has managed, among other things, to stop six paedophiles and to have …
Roblox studio shuts down and threatens paedophile hunters with lawsuit
The negative attention that the creators of Roblox have attracted over the years has often been downright overwhelming and much thanks to the developers' own decisions and statements, which have once again put them in a strange position, to say the least. Youtuber Schlep has been hunting paedophiles online for years, in Roblox, in Minecraft and elsewhere online. Through Roblox, he has, among other things, had six paedophiles arrested and that hi…
To Catch a Predator Host Chris Hansen Set to Expose Roblox in New Documentary
Chris Hansen is a veteran crime journalist best known for hosting To Catch a Predator, is now setting his sights on exposing Roblox in his upcoming documentary, Predators. Hansen has reached out to Michael Schlep to participate in the upcoming documentary that will investigate Roblox’s handling of child safety concerns (via Reflector). Hansen’s involvement comes after Schlep posted the viral predator-catching videos, where he filmed with establ…
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