yanniel
Unsafe
Unsafe, emotionally harmful, and completely inappropriate for children As a parent, I consider this platform a serious failure in terms of child protection, emotional safety, and ethical responsibility. My 7-year-old child spent a long time building something inside one of your games, only to have it taken away by other players due to “game mechanics.” What you call “rules,” a child experiences as unfair loss, humiliation, and emotional distress. Watching your child cry over something that required effort and creativity is unacceptable, and worse, entirely preventable. This platform normalizes: • The destruction or theft of children’s work • Emotional frustration without age-appropriate safeguards • Unregulated interactions with strangers • Competitive mechanics designed for retention, not child development And this is just the surface. Roblox has long been criticized by parents, educators, and investigators for: • Inadequate moderation • Exposure of minors to inappropriate content • Repeated concerns about grooming and predatory behavior • A business model that prioritizes engagement over safety No amount of “parental controls” compensates for a system that is fundamentally not designed with young children’s emotional or psychological well-being in mind. The burden is constantly shifted to parents, while the platform continues to profit from children’s time, attention, and vulnerability. Calling this a “kids’ platform” is misleading at best and irresponsible at worst. Children deserve digital environments that: • Respect their effort • Protect their innocence • Do not expose them to emotional harm or unsafe interactions Until Roblox takes real responsibility instead of hiding behind disclaimers and settings, I strongly advise parents to keep their children away. This is not entertainment. This is poorly regulated, emotionally harmful, and unsafe.