Rowblocks has exploded in popularity since the beginning of the pandemic. The infra structure was sort of rinky dinken, not fit for purpose before, and now it's absolutely mass. Make an error in how you build the platform, and n the larger the platform gets, the harder it is to fix that error. For all the issues that we've raised in our roblock reporting, it seems impossible to even get the company to acknowledge the existence of a lot of these problems.
Paris Marx is joined by Quintin Smith to discuss how Roblox profits from the labor of children, built an exploitative in-game economy, and needs to be regulated as soon as possible.
Quintin Smith is a journalist working with People Make Games and Shut Up & Sit Down. Follow Quintin on Twitter at @Quinns108.
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