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'Don't let your kids be on Roblox', Roblox CEO tells parents, before comparing himself to Walt Disney and declaring the platform 'the future of communication'


"I would always trust parents to make their own decisions."

It bleeds into the real world in all sorts of ways, such as when the BBC used it last year to explain the UK's general election to children. (Image credit: Roblox Corporation)Last year the company did announce new rules for under-13s following a scathing child safety report, and has AI systems that monitor communications. Rich is a games journalist with 15 years' experience, beginning his career on Edge magazine before working for a wide range of outlets, including Ars Technica, Eurogamer, GamesRadar+, Gamespot, the Guardian, IGN, the New Statesman, Polygon, and Vice.

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