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5 min readRoblox has a predator problem it refuses to fix
Roblox has over 100 million daily users, many of them children. Asmongold opens by stating the obvious: some of those users are predators. The platform knows this, and the company's response has been to attack the people trying to catch them rather than fix the problem itself.
The vigilantes the company wants to silence
Two individuals, Jadeon and Schlepp, have been actively hunting predators on Roblox and working with law enforcement to get them arrested. Schlepp alone has contributed to the arrest of six predators. He does this from personal experience — he was groomed on Roblox as a child. The police departments involved have thanked him. The victims have thanked him. Everyone is on board except Roblox.
The company has issued multiple press releases arguing that this kind of vigilante justice puts children at greater risk. Asmongold dismisses this as PR cover for the real issue: "Vigilante justice prevails when normal justice fails, which is actually not accurate for Roblox because failing would imply that you tried." The company isn't trying to solve the problem. It's trying to suppress the people who are.
Why the company won't act
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:52) **The Roblox Predator Problem Opens** - Asmongold introduces the central issue: Roblox has over 100 million daily users, many of them children, and the platform is actively trying to suppress people who expose predators.
- 2 (02:57) **Roblox's Counter-Argument: Vigilante Justice** - Asmongold explains Roblox's public stance that vigilante justice puts children at risk, and why he finds this argument hypocritical.
- 3 (04:23) **The Ubiquity of the Problem** - Asmongold broadens the argument, stating that the presence of predators is not unique to Roblox but is a societal issue.
- 4 (05:36) **The Core Failure: Inadequate Moderation** - Asmongold points to specific, basic failures in Roblox's moderation system that suggest a lack of genuine effort.
- 5 (06:22) **Accountability is Arriving** - Asmongold notes that Roblox is now facing real consequences from multiple sources.
- 6 (07:42) **Schlepp's Story and the Police Perspective** - Asmongold provides background on Schlepp, a vigilante who was himself groomed on Roblox, and explains why police appreciate his work.
- 7 (10:55) **Roblox's Real Motivation: Avoiding Bad Press** - Asmongold concludes that Roblox's opposition to vigilantes is purely about protecting its brand, not protecting children.
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