Roblox is an ‘X-rated paedophile hellscape’ claims new report [Video]

A new report has flagged concerns over child safety in Roblox, while accusing the platform of inflating player metrics for their financial reports.

Roblox is one of the most popular video games in the world, alongside Minecraft and Fortnite, but it’s also among the most controversial.

The online gaming platform, which encourages children to make their own mini-games, from which it takes a cut of any money generated, has frequently been accused of exploiting children – with Turkey becoming the first country to ban it entirely over these concerns.

A new report has accused the developers behind Roblox of failing to stop inappropriate and illegal content circulating on the platform, along with inflating player counts to mislead investors in financial reports.

In a report published by financial research group Hindenberg Research, Roblox is dubbed an ‘X-rated paedophile hellscape’, which is ‘replete with users attempting to groom our avatars, groups openly trading child pornography, widely accessible sex games, violent content, and extremely …