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Roblox, one of the world's most popular gaming platforms, bans hate speech. Users have found a way to spread it anyway.
CBS News documented dozens of swastikas and at least a dozen instances of hate speech targeting minority groups across Spray Paint! Servers.
Roblox said in an emailed statement to CBS News that its 24/7 moderation system closely monitors the platform, and that the company takes "swift action against any content or users found to be in violation." "Roblox is fully aware that these experiences pervade its app, and it allows them to continue to exist unchecked despite the ability to control or eliminate them," the lawsuit alleges, and said the effects on children can be devastating. The phrase "I can't breathe," the words uttered by George Floyd, who died in 2020 in police custody by an officer later convicted of murder, was written across a virtual brick wall in one server.
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