Senators Launch Investigation Into Roblox and How Company Handles Safety Protocol
The senators seek documents on how Roblox protects children after citing past allegations of grooming and kidnapping on the platform.
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'It is heartbreaking:' Not even U.S. senators can take what's going on with children on Roblox anymore
On Aug. 12, U.S. senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to Roblox Corp. chief executive Dave Baszucki notifying him that the Senate Judiciary Committee had opened an official investigation into the company over “child safety on the Roblox gaming platform.” The letter states that, despite Roblox‘s presenting itself as a “safe digital playground for children,” the “public record raises serious questions about this promise…
Senate opens investigation into child safety on Roblox
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, and Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, have opened an investigation into child safety on Roblox, citing reports of sexual exploitation, grooming and other crimes involving children who met through the online gaming platform. The senators informed Roblox founder and CEO David Baszucki of the investigation in a letter on Thursday, ordering the company to preserve records related to child s…
US Senate launches investigation into Roblox: 'Children on your platform are hurting. Congress will not look the other way'
It looks like another bad day for Roblox: The US Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism has launched an investigation into child safety on the platform, saying the company "appears to prioritize revenue and engagement metrics over the safety and well-being of our children."A letter (via Kotaku) sent to Roblox CEO David Baszucki by subcommittee chairman Josh Hawley and ranking member Dick Durbin says that while Robl…
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