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simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

Roblox gets banned indefinitely in Turkey over “child exploitation”

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Roblox gets banned indefinitely in Turkey over “child exploitation”

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simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago
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Roblox gets banned indefinitely in Turkey over “child exploitation” - Dexerto
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The Turkish government has blocked access to Roblox for users across the nation over concerns regarding “child exploitation”.
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  • Reddit is better.@dormi.zone
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    9 months ago

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

    • Donut@leminal.space
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      9 months ago

      Read the article and find out

      • Reddit is better.@dormi.zone
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        9 months ago

        Just give me the broad strokes

    • elgordino@fedia.io
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      9 months ago

      You could start with this People Make Games video from a couple of years ago. https://youtu.be/_gXlauRB1EQ

      • Reddit is better.@dormi.zone
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        I said explain. It’s this old school thing we used to do where we JUST TELL A PERSON SOMETHING

    • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
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      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

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

        • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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          Its exploiting child labor and the impulsive brain chemistry of adolescence.

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