<s>
Roblox	B-Protocol
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
game	O
platform	B-Device
and	O
game	B-Application
creation	I-Application
system	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Corporation	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
program	B-General_Concept
games	O
and	O
play	O
games	O
created	O
by	O
other	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
by	O
David	O
Baszucki	O
and	O
Erik	O
Cassel	O
in	O
2004	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
hosts	O
user-created	O
games	O
of	O
multiple	O
genres	O
coded	O
in	O
the	O
programming	O
language	O
Lua	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
most	O
of	O
Robloxs	O
history	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
relatively	O
small	O
,	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
platform	B-Device
and	O
as	O
a	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roblox	B-Protocol
began	O
to	O
grow	O
rapidly	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
2010s	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
growth	O
has	O
been	O
accelerated	O
by	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roblox	B-Protocol
is	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
with	O
in-game	O
purchases	O
available	O
through	O
a	O
virtual	O
currency	O
called	O
Robux	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
had	O
over	O
164	O
million	O
monthly	O
active	O
users	O
,	O
including	O
more	O
than	O
half	O
of	O
all	O
American	O
children	O
under	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
faced	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
moderation	O
and	O
microtransactions	O
and	O
accusations	O
of	O
exploitative	O
practices	O
directed	O
toward	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roblox	B-Protocol
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
games	O
using	O
its	O
proprietary	O
engine	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Studio	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
other	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
experiences	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
corporation	O
)	O
are	O
made	O
with	O
a	O
derivative	O
of	O
the	O
language	O
Lua	B-Language
named	O
Luau	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
games	O
produced	O
using	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Studio	O
are	O
developed	O
by	O
minors	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
20	O
million	O
games	O
a	O
year	O
are	O
produced	O
using	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roblox	B-Protocol
allows	O
players	O
to	O
buy	O
,	O
sell	O
,	O
and	O
create	O
virtual	O
items	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
decorate	O
their	O
virtual	O
character	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
their	O
avatar	B-Application
on	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
administrators	O
can	O
sell	O
accessories	O
,	O
body	O
parts	O
,	O
gear	O
,	O
and	O
packages	O
under	O
the	O
official	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
user	O
account	O
;	O
virtual	O
hats	O
and	O
accessories	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
a	O
select	O
few	O
users	O
with	O
past	O
experience	O
working	O
with	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
status	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
traded	O
between	O
or	O
sold	O
by	O
users	O
with	O
a	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Premium	O
membership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robux	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
buy	O
various	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
obtained	O
by	O
purchase	O
with	O
real	O
currency	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
recurring	O
stipend	O
given	O
to	O
members	O
with	O
a	O
Premium	O
membership	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
other	O
players	O
by	O
producing	O
and	O
selling	O
virtual	O
content	O
in	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
2016	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
had	O
another	O
currency	O
,	O
Tix	O
(	O
short	O
for	O
"	O
Tickets	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
April	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roblox	B-Protocol
occasionally	O
hosts	O
real-life	O
and	O
virtual	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
hosted	O
events	O
such	O
as	O
BloxCon	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
convention	O
for	O
ordinary	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roblox	B-Protocol
operates	O
annual	O
Easter	O
egg	O
hunts	O
and	O
also	O
hosts	O
an	O
annual	O
event	O
called	O
the	O
“	O
Bloxy	O
Awards	O
”	O
,	O
an	O
awards	O
ceremony	O
that	O
also	O
functions	O
as	O
a	O
fundraiser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2020	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Bloxy	O
Awards	O
,	O
held	O
virtually	O
on	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
drew	O
600,000	O
viewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roblox	B-Protocol
Corporation	O
annually	O
hosts	O
the	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
a	O
three-day	O
invite-only	O
event	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
where	O
top	O
content	O
creators	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
learn	O
of	O
upcoming	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roblox	B-Protocol
occasionally	O
engages	O
in	O
events	O
to	O
promote	O
films	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
ones	O
held	O
to	O
promote	O
Wonder	O
Woman	O
1984	O
and	O
Aquaman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
hosted	O
its	O
first	O
virtual	O
concert	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
compared	O
by	O
Rolling	O
Stone	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
American	O
rapper	O
Travis	O
Scott	O
's	O
virtual	O
concert	O
in	O
Fortnite	B-Application
,	O
during	O
which	O
American	O
rapper	O
Lil	O
Nas	O
X	O
debuted	O
his	O
song	O
"	O
Holiday	O
"	O
to	O
an	O
audience	O
of	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
partnered	O
with	O
Chipotle	O
Mexican	O
Grill	O
to	O
give	O
$1	O
million	O
of	O
burritos	O
away	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
30,000	O
people	O
every	O
day	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Chipotle	O
's	O
Halloween	O
Boorito	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
was	O
created	O
by	O
co-founders	O
David	O
Baszucki	O
and	O
Erik	O
Cassel	O
in	O
2004	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
DynaBlocks	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
it	O
officially	O
launched	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
became	O
compliant	O
with	O
COPPA	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
safe	O
chat	O
,	O
a	O
change	O
that	O
limited	O
the	O
communication	O
ability	O
of	O
users	O
under	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
13	O
by	O
restricting	O
them	O
to	O
selecting	O
predefined	O
messages	O
from	O
a	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
applied	O
server	O
improvements	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
premium	O
membership	O
service	O
named	O
"	O
Builders	B-Protocol
Club	I-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
paid	O
membership	O
feature	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Premium	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
held	O
its	O
first	O
Hack	O
Week	O
,	O
an	O
annual	O
event	O
where	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
developers	O
work	O
on	O
outside-the-box	O
ideas	O
for	O
new	O
developments	O
to	O
present	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
released	O
its	O
Developer	O
Exchange	O
program	B-General_Concept
,	O
allowing	O
developers	O
to	O
exchange	O
Robux	O
earned	O
from	O
their	O
games	O
into	O
real-world	O
currencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
was	O
launched	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
with	O
an	O
initial	O
selection	O
of	O
15	O
games	O
chosen	O
by	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
games	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
have	O
to	O
go	O
through	O
an	O
approval	O
process	O
and	O
are	O
subject	O
to	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Ratings	O
Board	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
launched	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
VR	O
for	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
a	O
version	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
platform	B-Device
has	O
had	O
a	O
presence	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
since	O
2004	O
,	O
when	O
its	O
web	O
version	O
was	O
created	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
upgraded	O
with	O
a	O
standalone	O
launcher	O
built	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
2017	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
engaged	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
updates	O
to	O
its	O
server	O
technology	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
technology	O
they	O
were	O
operating	O
on	O
until	O
that	O
point	O
was	O
out	O
of	O
date	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
frequent	O
outages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
closed	O
its	O
official	O
forums	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
announced	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
“	O
Party	O
Place	O
”	O
,	O
which	O
functions	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
hangout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roblox	B-Protocol
was	O
granted	O
permission	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
China	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
experienced	O
its	O
longest	O
downtime	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
with	O
services	O
being	O
unavailable	O
for	O
three	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
of	O
2021	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
shut	O
down	O
its	O
Chinese	O
servers	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
attempting	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
another	O
version	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
that	O
allowed	O
Chinese	O
players	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
an	O
archive	O
of	O
internal	O
documents	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
's	O
activities	O
in	O
China	O
were	O
leaked	O
by	O
an	O
unidentified	O
hacker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
document	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Corporation	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
roll	O
out	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
in	O
order	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
Chinese	O
internet	O
censorship	O
laws	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
prior	O
to	O
shutting	O
their	O
operations	O
in	O
China	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
concerned	O
that	O
Tencent	O
would	O
hack	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
competitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Corporation	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
planned	O
to	O
add	O
an	O
age	O
rating	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
allow	O
for	O
moderate	O
portrayals	O
of	O
violence	O
in	O
games	O
flagged	O
as	O
suitable	O
for	O
players	O
aged	O
13	O
and	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
wanting	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
's	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
young	O
adult	O
audience	O
of	O
users	O
17	O
–	O
24	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
stated	O
was	O
the	O
fastest-growing	O
demographic	O
on	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
of	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
have	O
been	O
noted	O
for	O
their	O
efforts	O
against	O
racism	O
,	O
with	O
numerous	O
regular	O
users	O
and	O
co-founder	O
Baszucki	O
having	O
declared	O
their	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
George	O
Floyd	O
protests	O
and	O
Black	O
Lives	O
Matter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
contacted	O
about	O
the	O
accounts	O
by	O
NBC	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
moderators	O
removed	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
has	O
affected	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
in	O
numerous	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
quarantines	O
imposed	O
by	O
the	O
pandemic	O
limiting	O
social	O
interaction	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
is	O
being	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
children	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
noted	O
ways	O
that	O
this	O
method	O
of	O
communication	O
is	O
being	O
carried	O
out	O
is	O
the	O
phenomenon	O
of	O
birthday	O
parties	O
being	O
held	O
on	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
COVID-19	O
has	O
caused	O
a	O
substantial	O
increase	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
's	O
revenue	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
similar	O
effects	O
experienced	O
by	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
,	O
as	O
players	O
forced	O
to	O
remain	O
indoors	O
due	O
to	O
COVID-19	O
lockdowns	O
spent	O
more	O
time	O
playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
platform	B-Device
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
stage	O
virtual	O
religious	O
processions	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
in-person	O
ceremonies	O
due	O
to	O
quarantine	O
restrictions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
server	O
by	O
devotees	O
of	O
the	O
Black	O
Nazarene	O
in	O
Quiapo	O
,	O
Manila	O
where	O
models	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
icon	O
of	O
the	O
Black	O
Nazarene	O
and	O
other	O
icons	O
were	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
its	O
release	O
until	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
Robloxs	O
sound	O
effect	O
for	O
when	O
a	O
character	O
dies	O
was	O
an	O
"	O
oof	O
"	O
sound	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
a	O
substantial	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
's	O
reputation	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
status	O
as	O
a	O
meme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sound	O
was	O
originally	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
studio	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
composer	O
Tommy	O
Tallarico	O
for	O
the	O
2000	O
video	O
game	O
Messiah	B-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
and	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
entered	O
into	O
a	O
copyright	O
dispute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dispute	O
ended	O
in	O
2022	O
when	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
pulled	O
the	O
sound	O
from	O
their	O
platform	B-Device
and	O
replaced	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
sound	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roblox	B-Protocol
has	O
generally	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
Sense	O
Media	O
gave	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
website	O
's	O
variety	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
encourage	O
creativity	O
in	O
children	O
while	O
finding	O
that	O
the	O
decentralized	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
meant	O
game	O
quality	O
varied	O
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
disabling	O
chat	O
functions	O
for	O
young	O
players	O
to	O
prevent	O
possibly	O
harmful	O
interactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patricia	O
E	O
.	O
Vance	O
of	O
the	O
Family	O
Online	O
Safety	O
Institute	O
advised	O
parents	O
to	O
monitor	O
their	O
child	O
's	O
interactions	O
on	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
but	O
praised	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
for	O
"	O
…	O
allowing	O
kids	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
explore	O
,	O
socialize	O
,	O
create	O
and	O
learn	O
in	O
a	O
self-directed	O
way	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
granting	O
special	O
praise	O
to	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Studio	O
for	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
encourage	O
children	O
to	O
experience	O
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trusted	O
Reviews	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
overview	O
of	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
also	O
praised	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Studio	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
“	O
for	O
anyone	O
seeking	O
to	O
develop	O
their	O
computer	O
science	O
skills	O
,	O
or	O
create	O
projects	O
that	O
will	O
instantly	O
receive	O
feedback	O
from	O
a	O
huge	O
audience	O
,	O
the	O
appeal	O
is	O
obvious	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Craig	O
Hurda	O
,	O
writing	O
in	O
Android	B-Application
Guys	O
,	O
gave	O
a	O
more	O
moderate	O
review	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
available	O
and	O
finding	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
entertaining	O
for	O
children	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
finding	O
that	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
's	O
audio	O
was	O
"	O
hit-or-miss	O
"	O
and	O
declaring	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
limited	O
appeal	O
for	O
adult	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roblox	B-Protocol
has	O
received	O
widespread	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
chat	O
filtration	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
combat	O
these	O
issues	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
has	O
1,600	O
people	O
working	O
to	O
remove	O
such	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roblox	B-Protocol
offers	O
privacy	O
settings	O
;	O
parents	O
can	O
limit	O
what	O
people	O
a	O
user	O
can	O
contact	O
,	O
restrict	O
access	O
to	O
private	B-Application
servers	I-Application
,	O
and	O
turn	O
on	O
parental	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
sexual	O
content	O
is	O
prohibited	O
on	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
has	O
received	O
substantial	O
criticism	O
for	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
sexually	O
explicit	O
games	O
and	O
imagery	O
within	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
content	O
includes	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
virtual	O
sex	O
clubs	O
and	O
nightclubs	O
,	O
with	O
creators	O
of	O
said	O
content	O
largely	O
communicating	O
through	O
third-party	O
platforms	B-Device
which	O
cannot	O
be	O
regulated	O
by	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
moderators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2020	O
investigation	O
by	O
Fast	O
Company	O
found	O
that	O
sexual	O
content	O
was	O
still	O
prevalent	O
within	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
,	O
with	O
attempts	O
by	O
moderators	O
to	O
remove	O
it	O
being	O
likened	O
to	O
"	O
whack-a-mole	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
situation	O
had	O
generally	O
improved	O
in	O
the	O
recent	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
report	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
October	O
2022	O
interview	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Chief	O
Scientist	O
Morgan	O
McGuire	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
"	O
a	O
challenge	O
to	O
moderate	O
3D	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
also	O
compared	O
moderating	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
to	O
shutting	O
down	O
speakeasys	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roblox	B-Protocol
has	O
also	O
been	O
criticised	O
for	O
making	O
it	O
easy	O
for	O
children	O
to	O
spend	O
large	O
sums	O
of	O
money	O
through	O
microtransactions	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
numerous	O
instances	O
where	O
children	O
have	O
spent	O
large	O
sums	O
of	O
money	O
on	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
without	O
parents	O
 '	O
knowledge	O
,	O
and	O
deleting	O
the	O
accounts	O
of	O
players	O
who	O
file	O
chargebacks	O
or	O
request	O
refunds	O
for	O
Robux	O
payments	O
through	O
their	O
banks	O
,	O
card	O
issuers	O
or	O
other	O
third-party	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professor	O
Jane	O
Juffer	O
at	O
Cornell	O
University	O
accused	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
of	O
encouraging	O
consumerism	O
in	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roblox	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
accused	O
by	O
the	O
investigative	O
journalism	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
People	O
Make	O
Games	O
of	O
"	O
exploiting	O
"	O
child	O
game	O
developers	O
by	O
promising	O
them	O
huge	O
amounts	O
of	O
money	O
when	O
they	O
monetize	O
their	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
only	O
giving	O
them	O
little	O
to	O
no	O
money	O
in	O
return	O
by	O
having	O
high	O
revenue	O
cuts	O
,	O
an	O
exchange	O
rate	O
in	O
selling	O
Robux	O
lower	O
than	O
the	O
rate	O
for	O
buying	O
Robux	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
methods	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
games	O
easily	O
discoverable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
discussion	O
with	O
Axios	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
’s	O
chief	O
product	O
officer	O
(	O
CPO	O
)	O
Manuel	O
Bronstein	O
responded	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
intends	O
to	O
give	O
more	O
money	O
to	O
its	O
community	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
requested	O
the	O
channel	O
to	O
take	O
down	O
the	O
video	O
,	O
People	O
Make	O
Games	O
released	O
further	O
accusations	O
of	O
practices	O
endangering	O
child	O
safety	O
,	O
accusing	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
of	O
practices	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
oversight	O
of	O
developers	O
and	O
a	O
method	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
address	O
developer	O
abuse	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
child	O
developers	O
being	O
exploited	O
for	O
labor	O
on	O
third-party	O
platforms	B-Device
,	O
allowing	O
a	O
developer	O
to	O
seemingly	O
continue	O
monetizing	O
and	O
having	O
control	O
of	O
game	O
development	O
despite	O
having	O
their	O
personal	O
account	O
banned	O
for	O
reportedly	O
sexually	O
preying	O
on	O
a	O
child	O
,	O
running	O
the	O
collectibles	O
market	O
to	O
function	O
like	O
gambling	O
,	O
and	O
refusing	O
to	O
help	O
a	O
developer	O
whose	O
account	O
was	O
hacked	O
and	O
had	O
its	O
collectibles	O
and	O
assets	O
stolen	O
and	O
encouraging	O
children	O
to	O
seek	O
unofficial	O
and	O
unsafe	O
trading	O
sites	O
to	O
easily	O
obtain	O
highly	O
valuable	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
Truth	O
in	O
Advertising	O
filed	O
a	O
complaint	O
against	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
with	O
the	O
Federal	O
Trade	O
Commission	O
for	O
deceptive	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
status	O
as	O
a	O
games	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
has	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
popular	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
games	O
on	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
had	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
monthly	O
active	O
players	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechCrunch	O
noted	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
that	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
games	O
are	O
largely	O
distinct	O
from	O
established	O
traditions	O
in	O
free-to-play	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
finding	O
that	O
successful	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
games	O
were	O
geared	O
towards	O
immediate	O
satisfaction	O
,	O
and	O
finding	O
that	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
tutorials	O
significantly	O
decreased	O
player	O
engagement	O
,	O
contrary	O
to	O
established	O
wisdom	O
about	O
free-to-play	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2017	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
officials	O
said	O
that	O
creators	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
of	O
which	O
there	O
were	O
about	O
1.7million	O
as	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
collectively	O
earned	O
at	O
least	O
$30million	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
passed	O
$1	O
billion	O
of	O
lifetime	O
revenue	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
$1.5	O
billion	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
$2	O
billion	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
app	O
with	O
the	O
second-highest	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
individual	O
games	O
on	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
have	O
accumulated	O
revenues	O
of	O
over	O
$10	O
million	O
,	O
while	O
developers	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
on	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
were	O
collectively	O
projected	O
to	O
have	O
earned	O
around	O
$250	O
million	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
the	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
game	B-Architecture
of	I-Architecture
2020	I-Architecture
,	O
with	O
a	O
revenue	O
of	O
,	O
below	O
the	O
Tencent	O
titles	O
PUBG	B-Application
and	O
Honor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
toy	O
fabricator	O
Jazwares	O
partnered	O
with	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Corporation	O
to	O
produce	O
toy	O
minifigures	O
based	O
on	O
user-generated	O
content	O
created	O
by	O
developers	O
on	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Corporation	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
line	O
of	O
toys	O
,	O
branded	O
the	O
"	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
Desktop	O
"	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
partnered	O
with	O
Hasbro	O
to	O
release	O
Roblox-themed	O
Nerf	O
guns	O
and	O
a	O
Roblox-themed	O
Monopoly	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
