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5 min readIn August 2024, Roblox lost $12 billion in market value in a single day. The trigger was not a data breach or a failed product launch. It was the company's decision to send a cease-and-desist letter to a 22-year-old content creator named Schlepp, who had been using the platform to identify and expose adults attempting to groom children. The backlash was immediate and immense: a movement called #FreeSlep trended across social media, multiple members of Congress publicly criticized the company, the Attorney General of Louisiana filed a lawsuit alleging Roblox prioritized "user growth, revenue, and profits over child safety," and Chris Hansen—the journalist famous for To Catch a Predator—announced he was making a documentary about the platform. The episode, hosted by Asmongold, walks through the full timeline of what happened, why Roblox's response backfired so spectacularly, and what it reveals about the company's actual priorities.
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- 1 Roblox is 100% cooked (for real this time) | Asmongold TV
- 2 (01:30) **Roblox Crisis Overview** - Asmongold introduces the escalating Roblox scandal, noting Chris Hansen's involvement and the company's recent bans in China and Qatar.
- 3 (02:35) **The Core Scandal: Suppressing Accountability** - The host explains why Roblox's response to content creator Schlepp backfired catastrophically, costing the company $12 billion.
- 4 (04:28) **The Free Schlepp Movement** - The host describes how public outrage has created a movement, with members of Congress and state attorneys general now targeting Roblox.
- 5 (06:00) **Roblox's Ineffective Damage Control** - The company scrambled to roll out new policies after the lawsuit, but only slapped 17+ labels on inappropriate games instead of removing them.
- 6 (09:02) **The CEO's Disastrous Interview** - David Baszucki and Chief Safety Officer Matt Kaufman released a video response so bad it was community-noted on Twitter twice.
- 7 (11:41) **Schlepp's Personal Experience** - The host highlights that Schlepp himself was previously groomed on Roblox, and his mother's warnings to the company were ignored for years.
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