A damning new report has emerged that accuses Roblox and its creators Roblox Corporation of fostering an "X-rated pedophile hellscape" on the platform, as well as lying to investors about engagement and more.
The report comes courtesy of Hindenburg Research, and it's an incredibly comprehensive and lengthy document backed up by a huge amount of research, as well as conversations with former Roblox data scientists and developers.
Some of its more shocking findings include discovering that Roblox groups are "openly soliciting sexual favors and trading child pornography", and that users have "identified issues of simulated rape, naked users, and rampant in-game sexual harassment".
Additionally, Hindenburg Research's report found that moderation was "largely outsourced to Asian call centers", and that moderators were "paid $12 a day to review countless instances of child grooming and bullying".
What's more, Hindenburg says moderators have a "limited ability to keep perpetrators off the platform permanently", suggesting perhaps that Roblox Corporation's decision to cut its trust and safety spending earlier this year was not a particularly sound one.
As well as the horrifying details of what the company found during its time on Roblox (of which there are many, many more in the full report), Hindenburg...