[HN Gopher] Roblox sued for allegedly enabling young girl's sexu...
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       Roblox sued for allegedly enabling young girl's sexual, financial
       exploitation
        
       Author : Syonyk
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2022-10-06 22:10 UTC (50 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (arstechnica.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (arstechnica.com)
        
       | Syonyk wrote:
       | "Engagement and growth at all costs!" in fine form here. Lots of
       | social media activity, lots of accounts created!
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       | And while at some point, parents need to be aware of what's going
       | on, some of the apps certainly seem to go out of their way to
       | make it impossible - I was not aware of SnapChat's My Eyes Only
       | folder, but I'm not surprised given that the app is for ephemeral
       | photo messaging and has payments built in. The obvious uses there
       | are obvious.
        
       | rrwo wrote:
       | > It alleges that, in 2020, Roblox connected a young girl called
       | S.U. with adult men who abused her for months, manipulating her
       | into sending payments using Roblox currency called Robux and
       | inducing her to share explicit photos on Discord and Snapchat
       | through 2021. As the girl grew increasingly anxious and
       | depressed, the lawsuit alleges that Instagram began recommending
       | self-harm content, and ultimately, S.U. had to withdraw from
       | school after multiple suicide attempts.
       | 
       | This reads like the synopsis of a Philip K Dick story.
        
       | frankharv wrote:
       | Obviously the parents have no responsibility at all.....
       | 
       | How about kids don't use devices unattended.
        
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