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Accounts which solely post advertisements, or persistently post them may be terminated.

mikwee ,
@mikwee@thebrainbin.org avatar

Awful. A government should not be allowed to block websites.

Leate_Wonceslace ,
@Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Good.

meldrik ,

Nice.

Banichan ,
@Banichan@dormi.zone avatar

Will someone please explain to me how a video game exploits children.

elgordino ,

You could start with this People Make Games video from a couple of years ago. https://youtu.be/_gXlauRB1EQ?si=Ttg4-Bust1K-X-22

Banichan ,
@Banichan@dormi.zone avatar

I said explain. It’s this old school thing we used to do where we JUST TELL A PERSON SOMETHING

Randomgal ,

I get what you are saying, and actually agree with out. But you don’t have to be an asshole about it. No one has the obligation to attend your tantrums.

Children make games on Roblox (real games, the thing people do working in the industry), Roblox makes money off those games and pays close to nothing to the children. Therefore, exploits children.

mke ,

Sometimes, there are already resources explaining better than we could. And although I’m unsure if this case qualifies, there are definitely topics that can’t be reduced to a few sentences. Thus, a reputable link is often worth more to both sides: it saves the explainer time and effort while informing the target far better.

If you don’t want to engage with the content, I believe there are better ways to go about it than being rude to people who were likely trying to help.

blackbelt352 ,

The video is an explanation, none of us want to regurgitate multiple 30-45 minute videos that already explain exactly what your asking.

NaibofTabr ,

The video is an explanation.

Donut ,

Read the article and find out

Banichan ,
@Banichan@dormi.zone avatar

Just give me the broad strokes

Donut ,

Stop expecting handouts with 0 effort especially when the answer is one tap away.

eratic ,

Lemme compile it all into a 20 second tiktok video

OsrsNeedsF2P ,

Kids make maps. Stuff in the maps is sold for Roblox bucks. Roblox bucks cost money to buy. The kid who makes the map gets the Roblox bucks, and can sell them. The problem is you only get 30% back when you sell a Roblox buck.

So kids spend time making big maps and servers, buying ads, getting shoutouts on YouTube/whatever, and Roblox takes a 70% cut from all of it

Banichan ,
@Banichan@dormi.zone avatar

Sounds like a normal business that gives kids a chance to make money.

Quill7513 ,

Its exploiting child labor and the impulsive brain chemistry of adolescence.

Banichan ,
@Banichan@dormi.zone avatar

“labor” 😂

Quill7513 ,

What would you call it when a child does work that you profit from?

themurphy ,

Fair enough, but couldn’t the same be said about YouTube? They also take the biggest cut of the ad money for creators.

Quill7513 ,

Yes. Using kids to drive engagement on YouTube is exploitative. Parents who do that are exploiting their children

notfromhere ,

But what about…? Doesn’t excuse the first thing!

themurphy ,

Why did anyone read my comment as an excuse? I was pointing two fingers instead of one on Roblox.

mashbooq ,

A normal business, yes. Normal businesses are highly and cruelly exploitative, which is why we decided 80 years ago (in the US) that children, at the very least, should be protected from them.

AstralPath ,

It’s not hard to use a search engine.

eskimofry ,

You must not be just a troll… but a mountain troll

dinckelman ,

Now do it everywhere else

NOT_RICK ,
@NOT_RICK@lemmy.world avatar

Broken clock moment for Erdy

charleroi2 ,

Why? I don’t know anything about the game, is it bad for kids?

NOT_RICK ,
@NOT_RICK@lemmy.world avatar

They exploit kids for free labor among other things.

eurogamer.net/roblox-exploiting-young-game-develo…

Carighan ,
@Carighan@lemmy.world avatar

It’s bad and it’s kids. Like, the game is no better if you doin’t aim it at kids, but the fact they intentionally employ child labor as a gamified device is just disgusting.

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