Online gaming giant under fire over explicit content and use of ‘child labour’. Latest figures show Roblox has around 50m daily users. An online gaming platform popular used by millions of children across the world is hosting virtual Nazi sex parties featuring bondage and strippers, an investigation has revealed. What is Roblox and is it suitable for children following ‘gang rape’ outrage? A deep dive by the BBC found that Roblox includes rooms where users can take off their clothes and simulate sex while others watch. The broadcaster discovered scenarios including “a naked man wearing just a dog collar and a lead” being “led across the floor by a woman in a bondage outfit”, as well as a game featuring “two strippers” dancing beside a bar. What is Roblox? Roblox allows users to design and build their own games, which anyone else can then play. According to latest figures from the California-based Roblox Corporation (RBLX), an average of 49.4m users logged on each day in November 2021. (…) The sex games take place in what is commonly referred to on the platform as “condos”. These spaces are being generated by some users to take about sex and to simulate virtual sex featuring their avatars.
via theweek: Roblox: the children’s game platform with ‘Nazi sex parties’