Roblox faces backlash after a report uncovers games simulating real-life school shootings

Roblox Exposed: Risks to children playing Roblox concerning

Roblox, the game many are addicted to acknowledges that children using the platform may be exposed to harmful content and “bad actors”.

Roblox faces backlash after a report uncovers games simulating real-life school shootings

A new report has uncovered a community of Roblox players who digitally re-create and “play” through real-life school shootings. Known as “Active Shooter Studios,” or A.S.S., the group has attracted hundreds of fans on Roblox with detailed recreations of horrific mass shootings, including Columbine, Uvalde, and Parkland, according to a report published this week by the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism. The disturbing games are created…

The online gaming platform Roblox, which is increasingly popular among children, poses many dangers if parents do not properly supervise their phones or tablets. However, the company's CEO says it is not only their responsibility to control what their children encounter on their platform.

The popular gaming platform Roblox has long been struggling with an onslaught of user-generated content that is inappropriate for an otherwise predominantly children's audience. The Anti-Defamation League has now discovered that the game's environment is being abused to simulate real-life shootings at American schools.

Roblox is cracking down on players who recreate infamous mass shooting events in-game

As a general rule of thumb, you do not want to have any sort of story about your video game wherein your title is being railed against by the ADL. You definitely do not want those stories if your video game is primarily for children. Unfortunately, this is exactly what is happening in Roblox at the […]

School Shootings Recreated in Popular Kids Video Game

I’ve been a gamer for nearly 50 years. My love for video games goes all the way back to the late ’70s when my dad, in one of the rare moments he actually brought joy into my childhood, bought us an Atari for Christmas. It was so early in the console’s lifespan that it wasn’t…