Elementary and middle school kids are probably familiar with the popular game Roblox, but parents might not know anything about it.

Also, while Roblox has put in place guidelines around what is appropriate content, games are user-generated, so kids can potentially create violent games that they label as safe.

Roblox capitalizes upon this promise as much as possible. The problem is that the actual amount Roblox pays these kids for their in-game labor comes out to mere pennies.

Roblox’s trajectory generated interest from professional game developers, many of whom are now fighting to beat out children for success on the highly competitive platform.

Roblox Safety Issues for Kids Robox, which launched in 2006, is super popular—an October 31, 2024 Roblox report states it has 88.9 million average daily active users playing the games.

When online game Roblox launched on Wall Street earlier this month with a market value of roughly $36 billion, you could say Jeanann Wallace was an unwitting contributor to the corporation’s ...

The discrepancy between Roblox’s policies and parents' experiences and concerns leaves many wondering just how safe it is for kids to use.