

Though this coverage occurred years ago, it appears these concerns are still in the mind of the Roblox Corporation today in 2021. The public were concerned over the chat systems potential to be utilized for grooming minors and exposing them to inappropriate circumstance.

Just a year earlier in 2017, there was controversy in the media over the chat system in the game being used inappropriately. In 2018, the game was completely banned in the United Arab Emirates after the attorney general deemed the game damaging to children.

It is this popularity with children that has gotten its developer, Roblox Corporation, in hot water numerous times. The popularity of Roblox with children was proven by a study that demonstrated over half of kids in America use the platform.
