Roblox downloaded 145 GB of models from our sites (including adult content) without asking
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Open3DLab claims that a Crawler with Roblox-associated ID ran its catalog and downloaded 1,027 files, including resources from sister sites with adult content. The community claims that the tracker ignored its rules, although it recognizes that it cannot prove what the data was used for.
Open3DLab accuses Roblox of downloading 145GB of 3D assets for AI training purposes — automated crawler ignored site rules to grab over 1,000 files, including adult content, during scraping spree
Independent 3D modeling community Open3DLab has publicly warned that a web crawler, linked to the gaming platform Roblox, mapped "almost every project" on its website, along with sister sites SFMLab and SmutBase, downloading 145.5GB of data in the process. In a blog post, Open3DLab reports that "complete copies" of 1,027 files from 712 projects were sourced in the process, which it believes were taken for "AI training purposes."Go deeper with TH…
A Crawler Labelled Roblox Downloaded 145 GB of 3D Models From Three Community Sites, Their Operator Says
The operator of Open3DLab, SFMLab and SmutBase says a crawler identifying itself as Roblox's downloaded 1,027 files from 712 projects, 145.5 GB in all, ignoring robots.txt and the terms of service. Roblox has not replied to two emails and the claims are unconfirmed.
Roblox downloaded 145 GB of models from our sites (including adult content) without asking
On 15 and 16 October 2026, a crawler that said it belonged to Roblox walked through almost every project on Open3DLab, SFMLab and SmutBase, and proceeded to download complete copies of 1,027 files from 712 projects. 145.5 GB of our creators' work, downloaded for what we assume are AI training purposes.
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