roblox ug (titles only, compact bullet list) By Bree Royce - April 20, 2022 10:37 AM 0 • Roblox walks back statements that children earning money is a ‘gift’ and not exploitation of labor • Roblox is forcing remote staff back into the office next year • Roblox sheds 30 ‘talent acquisition’ employees as part of a company plan to improve its profits • Roblox conference cut short after police arrested an allegedly armed community developer • Roblox faces class action lawsuit that accuses the game of turning a blind eye to third-party gambling rings • Roblox Q2 2023: Roblox sees a net loss of $282M, goes all in on AI • Roblox aims to be ‘one of the biggest virtual economies on Earth’ through additional creator monetization tools • Roblox Q1 2023: Another quarter of high revenues and deep net losses • A year after FTC complaint, Roblox will now hide ads for players 13 and under • Roblox confirms that it had $150M in Silicon Valley Bank, now shut down by regulators • Singapore detains teen for playing on Roblox terrorist worlds • Roblox ends 2022 with over $2 billion in revenue but nearly $1 billion in net losses • Parent puts Roblox on blast for her first-hand experiences of troubling games and failed content filtering • Roblox CEO celebrates 2022’s 56M daily global users and investments in AI-powered ‘safety and civility’ • Roblox’s sketchy monetization attracts kids, parents, and hungry corporations alike • Roblox Q3 2022: Revenue rises by a small margin but net losses continue ‘for the foreseeable future’ • Roblox faces lawsuit alleging it enabled the sexual exploitation of a minor • Roblox removes games depicting the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but only after a BBC inquiry • Roblox announces plans for ‘immersive ads’ and a marketplace with ‘scarcity’ • Roblox’s second quarter sees engagement numbers rise as revenue losses mount • Watchdog group files complaint against Roblox with the FTC over deceptive ‘advergames’ • Roblox runs afoul of Kim Kardashian after a creator purports to have created a game featuring a sex tape • Paris Hilton opens a ‘metaverse business’ in Roblox that will host a virtual DJ set on New Year’s Eve • Roblox’s CEO has apparently dodged millions in taxes using a ‘small business’ exemption loophole • Roblox’s business model prompts fresh accusations of child labor exploitation • Roblox sues toxic player for $1.6M over ‘terrorist threats’ and ‘targeted harassment’ of employees and players • Roblox’s shameless exploitation of child labor is why we can’t have nice things • Roblox sees net losses for Q2 2021, struggles with toxic player-generated content • Roblox is being sued by music publishers over song infringement claims • Roblox is now referring to its ‘games’ as ‘experiences’ in light of Epic v Apple trial arguments • Roblox goes public on the stock market with an IPO filing, confirms it’s operating at a loss • Today in why we can’t have nice things: Roblox players were banned after ‘raping’ little girl’s avatar
• Roblox faces class action lawsuit that accuses the game of turning a blind eye to third-party gambling rings
• Roblox aims to be ‘one of the biggest virtual economies on Earth’ through additional creator monetization tools
• Parent puts Roblox on blast for her first-hand experiences of troubling games and failed content filtering
• Roblox CEO celebrates 2022’s 56M daily global users and investments in AI-powered ‘safety and civility’
• Roblox Q3 2022: Revenue rises by a small margin but net losses continue ‘for the foreseeable future’
• Roblox runs afoul of Kim Kardashian after a creator purports to have created a game featuring a sex tape
• Paris Hilton opens a ‘metaverse business’ in Roblox that will host a virtual DJ set on New Year’s Eve
• Roblox sues toxic player for $1.6M over ‘terrorist threats’ and ‘targeted harassment’ of employees and players
• Today in why we can’t have nice things: Roblox players were banned after ‘raping’ little girl’s avatar
