Roblox Reveals its True Colors! Schlep Ban Sparks Outrage in the Community
In recent events, outrage has been triggered among Roblox users internationally after the recent ban of Roblox YouTuber Schlep, whose YouTube account revolves around catching Roblox predators targeting children online, and even managed to get 6 of them arrested in real life.
However, Roblox saw Shlep’s commendable effort in making a kids platform a safer place, but instead of thanking him, Roblox decided to ban his account and send him a legal Cease and Desist letter.
Many parents see Roblox as a harmless children’s game where children play with their friends, even buying Robux for their children. However, many parents aren’t aware of the hidden dangers of the game.
Roblox hosts many games like Grow a Garden, which which many kids play daily. Roblox can be seen as a harmless game, but it’s also important to note that Roblox also has a reputation of having a terrible moderation system, which is known for banning people for saying things like “Hi”, while not doing anything about users that actually create chaos and danger to children.
The Roblox moderation system fails to stop grooming and other endangerments on the platform, leading to multiple cases of predators showing up to children’s homes and even getting them to do really bad things to both themselves, and in some cases, even their family members.
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As of today, Roblox is banned in 7 countries, including Turkey, Jordan, China, Saudi Arabia, Guatemala, North Korea and most recently Qatar.
This information shows that even governments from multiple countries are concerned for children’s safety due to Roblox’s failed moderation. Many claim that Qatar’s Roblox ban was influenced by the recent Schlep situation that happened.
Roblox could’ve chose to work with Schlep to help catch predators on the platform, especially since Roblox said many times that safety on the platform is their top priority, but after Schlep’s ban, and Roblox calling him a vigilante, it’s clear who Roblox will side with, and it’s not the children in danger.
Many will hate to admit this, but this shows that Roblox is not a safe platform, and may not be anytime soon, if your child plays the game, it’s best recommended that you get them off the game, especially with major Roblox Youtubers like Kreekcraft leaving the star program, which is a program that Roblox uses to collaborate with Youtubers.
At the end of the day, Roblox will not protect your child. Their most recent action with Schlep tells exactly that. If your child plays Roblox, be very careful what games he/she plays, actively monitor their activity on the game, or offer safer alternatives. Childhood should be a time of fun, not of danger.