The fact that Roblox went out of their way to blow hundreds of thousands of dollars just to target Ruben for merely speaking out against predators will never cease to infuriate me. It really just shows their priority here and its not protecting kids on the platform
The fact that you think they care about anything but our money astounds me. Roblox will do whatever is needed to get what they want. They went public to make money and they make shitty advertisement events.
That's so ridiculous it almost sounds fake, even though it's not. Surely dealing with the pedophiles and other child predators on the platform would take less time and money, right? And formally suing someone would require them to give evidence anyway, so unless they just planned to starve the guy out for cash I don't see why that was the route they went on.
What happened was some stuff rubin sim made some stuff as jokes and Roblox never liked Rubin for doing that. So when vc came out they had a opportunity to cancel him. But Rubin found more information behind the scenes after and what Roblox was hiding now they look bad then they even did before.
"Parents don't care what their children are doing online as long as they are quiet while doing it" is pretty spot-on and has been like this since the 90s. The only major difference is that back in the 90s, parents could reasonably claim "We didn't know any better". Parents today don't have that excuse anymore.
They never had excuses, in the 90s the authorities wouldn't do jack shit to help people. The only risks they have is being gangraped to death in prison by the inmates who all have an unspoken law to make child-abusing inmates' lives a worse hell than imaginable.
agreed. My parents assume roblox = kids so I'M the one that has to monitor my little sister and make sure nothing bad happens. I'm the one that disabled her chat for fucks sake. My parents really suck for that one.
Very true, and what’s insane is in a lot of places in 2022 they’re still using laws from the 1980s computer abuse act even though those laws are so out of touch with modern computers that are connected to the Internet, something barely thought up and developed in the 80s.
@@cannedcan9788 They might not have grown up with it but the parents of most kids playing Roblox are tech savvy enough to know how to do shit and they should be aware enough to know you can't let a child online totally unsupervised. More to the point i guarantee you if you asked those parents if they'd let their kid go to the shop on their own or take a plane journey on their own they'd look at you if you were mad. There's no excuse, we're way past the time when you can claim ignorance.
Update to this: He was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison in August 2023 after pleading guilty. It also come out that he raped her multiple times, used Uber to try to buy plan B pregnancy-prevention pills for her, and imprisoned her in a small room with hardly any food or water for the 8 days she was missing. What a sick fucker. I wish he got at life sentence because now he’ll get out when he’s 38 :(
it's still not much but he's also on supervised release after for 20 years and will prob be on the sex offender registry, so at the least he won't be on roblox again
honestly, he has a very real chance to not get out of prison for what he did. It depends on where he ends up, but people usally dont let someone like him survive in prison.
15 years? What an absolute joke- but we can always hope he won’t make it out of prison. Hope the family also sues Roblox because they absolutely have grounds for it. Thanks for the update.
Not shocked. People call Ubers for others including their children. My dad has done Uber for years and it’s pretty common for someone to call an Uber for a drunk friend, their child, or even a one night stand
@@jimmyelkordy3752 yeah, but this isn't across town or another town over, this was 700 MILES with an unaccompanied minor. That should have set off some red flags with the driver and they should have gotten verification of some sort before going ANYWHERE with that kid.
No lawyer or company would dare pursue that lawsuit now. otherwise they'll be known as "A company that sued a guy for exposing a pedophile employee" 100% going to get dropped with hopefully some reward.
@@afteritsallsaidanddoneisti9285 They 100% expected him to just lay down and settle outside of court. No sane judge would entertain this case for even a microsecond before throwing it out
@@afteritsallsaidanddoneisti9285 I don't think it was even an actual employee, anyone can develop for Roblox and make games, the real threat are the people that continued to have him on their payroll. It's a fucking W that this guy got caught but someone enabled them to do what they did.
@@tomd96 the guy Ruben exposed actually worked for Roblox as an intern, he received a salary from them. He wasn't exposed for being a pedo but for having a public nudist blog and following furry porn accounts on his public twitter (or that's two separate employees). It might seem like Roblox is getting worse, but trust me, as someone who's been on there for over 10 years now I can assure you the platform was always full of predators and horrible people. It's just now that it's all being uncovered. Roblox is insanely ignorant.
Roblox:"We do not tolerate child predators and We take action immediately" Ruben Sim: Tries to stop child predators Roblox "Wait. Your not allowed to do that."
I'm in that weird generation where I remember playing outside and not doing anything online as a kid, but then the internet started gaining more prominence and I got to grow up and watch it evolve into the modern internet we know today. Saw a lot of traumatizing shit and had absolutely no supervision from my mother over what I did on the internet. It's scary to think that I very easily could've been one of these kids.
same. I was born in ‘95 so I was a pre teen when the internet really started to gain popularity (like with aim/AOL, club penguin, omegle, etc). I remember talking to random people on omegle about sex related stuff because I was starting to get hormonal and was curious and enjoyed the attention. I was completely unsupervised and obviously NO idea who I was talking to. thank god nothing bad ever happened to me bc I was a fucking idiot. but then again, I was like so young and the internet was so new, I can’t really blame myself or anyone really. my parents had me when they were very old (they were 43 when I was born) so there’s just no way they could have known what was going on.
@@xanderkai6353 God I know what you mean. And it's crazy cause no other generation will ever know what that feels like! I'm even considering jumping ship depending on how these upcoming court cases regarding the internet pan out.
the fact that Ruben got sued and banned from Roblox and is still trying to make the platform more safe and generally better and doing a way better job at it than anyone who is on Roblox's payroll really shows how much of a great person Ruben is and how shitty of a company Roblox is
As a parent, I have been screaming from the rooftops about Roblox for over a year. The most common response I get from moms is “well nothings happened to my kid yet, I have parental controls on 🙄” completely ignoring all the info I’ve given about the parental controls not actually working by design, revealing ip adresses, the arrests. At worst, I’m called a liar and they stick their heads in the sand so they don’t have to google anything or do any homework. God forbid you have to interact with your child if they can’t play their game anymore. Letting your child play a game made by predators for predators and burying your head to all of it is wack. Charlie’s right, most parents only care if something happens after the fact and are using games as a babysitter.
It's disgusting. How an adult can act this way to children is so absurd. And how the community supported him everytime he apologizes.. it's a stark, sad reminder of how easily manpiulatable children are. They're so vulnerable. It's scary to think of them online, unmonitored, and being preyed upon by people they look up to for making GAMES. Fun, children's games. It's so, so sad.
his community had plenty of adults and older teenagers who supported him. „edgy“ groups always excuse crazy batshit behavior. it realyly manifests a space where no one cares about actually horrible crimes
Often times these scum bags only get 5-10 years. To see this get taken seriously by the justice system with two life sentence is a breath of fresh air.
Ruben is not only targeted by the Roblox staff, he tanks a 1.6 MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT from a company worth 22 BILLION DOLLARS, and is still fighting for his cause, he deserves an award of some kind.
@@deletedTestimony you are telling me both of those companies are worth anything? I get that roblox might be a good game (when you ignore the awful shit going on with a stock market for minors and all the predators and other unfair dumb stuff going on with ruben for example) or that twitter got some nice perks when you have some followers, but seriously, what the hell happened to them. Both of those places are shitholes.
Remember, vigilante stings commonly result in everything being thrown out and no charges. If you see something, say something, but dont pretend to play cop and ruin potentially pivotal evidence!
5:57 “moving forward I will not have this behavior” is the weirdest way to say that. when I heard that my immediate reaction was “oh yeah, he’s definitely gonna continue to _have this behavior”_ haha
Wouldn't say they did "everything in their power". Just that they could't care less which is just as bad. They don't care about the communities safety so much as their money.
Absolutely insane that Roblox protected his information for years and refused to do anything/release it until another person was groomed and practically kidnapped resulting in the FBI having to complete the whole thing for them. Roblox really do be empowering predation.
I feel so much respect for Ruben, he’s banned from the platform but still working actively to make it a better place. Hats off to him, and Charlie for bringing this issue to light.
The fact the mom of that 15 year old had to wait 2 days after her daughter had gone missing just to talk to detectives mustve been miserable a real horror story came true
I mean if you're 15 and you think it's a good idea to travel 700 miles out to see some stranger you never met, you must be pretty fucking stupid. Not justifying the pedos actions but this girl is seriously stupid
@@ghislainedidntkillherself in the US, you have to wait at least 24 hours to report a missing person Edit: I guess it’s not true. Whoops. In my defense, a cop told me this
Back in the early 2010’s, my 4-6 year old cousin was obsessed with Roblox and I’d play it with him whenever he came to visit. One day, he wanted to play a high school simulator, which was not his normal genre. I assumed he wanted to grief some roleplayers together, but boy was I wrong. He got super upset when I tried to run people over with the cars(what else are they there for??) Of course the roleplay wasn’t about pretending to be teachers and students like cops and robbers. It was about pretending to be teens negotiating intimate encounters between class. I watched in horror as some stranger offered my child cousin a pretend beej in a virtual broom closet. I tried not to make a big deal about it while trying to distract him with a different game because I didn’t want him to get fixated on it or develop some complex, but I still don’t know if I did the right thing… I’m positive that wasn’t the only time something like that happened to him, when he was safe with someone older who could pull the plug at any time… I think about all the good he spent alone in his room at his parents’ house and it makes me so sad. I wonder what he would be like now without that sort of influence… I did what I could to report it to Roblox, but it felt like I got nowhere and last I checked, there are still high school roleplay servers. God help the zoomers left in the care of Roblox and TikTok by their clueless gen-x parents.
@@cassanateli Yes, some kids will always play doctor in extraneous situations. However, whatever is going on with kids and online gaming is not "kids will be kids." Police data in England and Wales recently found that not only is the severity of CSA broadly up, 52% of CSA perpetrators are children, up from roughly 30% in the 2010s. All do respect, just because something happened to you personally doesn't mean we should all accept that it was okay. Glad you feel okay.
He's actually facing two 10-to-life sentences. That means he might serve as little as 7.5 years. If he's found guilty of both charges, he'll be sentenced to 20 to life, meaning he'll be out in 17 years (in federal prison, you only serve 85% of your sentence if you're chill,) as long as he doesn't commit more crimes in prison. The "to-life" part means that after 17 years, in this case, (as long as he diesnt get his parole revoked,) the court and parole will reassess, and if the parole board doesn't think he's ready to be released then he'll continue serving time until he is, and he could end up in prison for as much as life if the parole board continually finds him unfit to go home every time. It means there is no maximum amount of time that he could be repeatedly turned down for parole. It's very unlikely unless he is, for instance, a perpetually violent inmate. "X-to-life" sentences don't mean you might be sentenced to serve a life sentence; "X-to-life" is the sentence. Only 'life without parole' means you'll definitely serve a life sentence. "X-to-life" just means 'X' is the minimum (with good time it's X • 0.85 in the federal system,) and the 'life' part is just the maximum time the parole board can optionally deny release if he habitually disappoints them. It's almost certainly not gonna happen that way. In the right-most column where if says "Life" under the "Supervised Release" section, that means if and when he's released from prison he will have to be supervised for the rest of his life (it's either literally lifetime parole check-ins, or a lifetime of something similar to parole.) This sentence is because of the nature of his specific crime.
Sorry, as someone who's served time i. The feds, that's not how it works. The federal system has no parole. The10 to life is his guideline range, he will be sentenced to whatever and have to do 85% of that. The supervised release is in addition to sentence, not I lieu of. There is no parole board or parole hearings in the feds.
Clearly there are predators who work at roblox, why else would they ignore the issue and then when Ruben try's to do something and spread awareness about it they go after him.
My daughter was playing Roblox and ran into room telling me someone was in capitals saying " DOES ANYONE ELSE HERE REALLY LOVE CHICKEN LIKE ME?" ( Discord link) . I rang the federal police , the cop said " mate do you know what chicken means ?" . My response " yes that's why I'm ringing you. There were predators setting up sex room dungeons to groom the kids online .
I mean I honestly wouldn’t have known that, so I’m not surprised the cop didn’t. But also, with all due respect, what is a cop supposed to do about an anonymous roblox user advertising a grooming server. I think at most they can forward it to an appropriate department if you can prove potential highly malicious intent, in an in person meeting.
@@NaziKiller3264 spotting the bots in the comment answer section is basically second nature for most that even dare to go so far at this point, so while it looks ugly, thats about all those bots do now.
Man I have so much respect for my buddy Ruben man, imagine going through years of this shit trying to make the platform a better place than any of the actual staff.
The worst part about this is that there are dozens of other people who are doing things exactly like this that aren’t being dealt with through the authorities.
My mom always warned me about talking to strangers and admittedly I was highly aware of the what could happen to me as a little girl. I'd credit that to my vested interest in true crime documentaries as a kid. I also didn't dox myself when I was a kid. I told no one my age or even where I specifically I live.
It's devastating to see such a huge company attacking those who want to protect children. Ruben is definitely a hero the platform doesn't want, but one it deserves. Hats of to him for fighting the good fight!
I like how you said that the PLATFORM doesnt want ruben. The community certainlu does, but the platform hates him to the bottom of its 1 foot deep soul.
INDIANAPOLIS- Arnold Castillo, 23, of Paterson, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity and Coercion and Enticement of a Minor. That’s pretty well short of a life sentence. 🤦♂️
@@yogsenforfoth5948 just to get any type of sentencing/conviction if they charge excessive amounts you’re obviously gonna take the easy route its FUCKED UP other opposing countries would publicly execute this man
Ruben really is an amazing guy. Not only does he expose monsters like this, he now has a Twitter account that Roblox monitors heavily (because they love him so much clearly) that posts links to bypassed inappropriate media and groups that post them and has proven to be a better moderator than Roblox itself, all for free
@@NoName...... Those journalists that end up missing in Mexico when they find a link in between a corrupt politician and the cartel that controls over half the government
Honestly big props to Ruben for managing his time to find, expose and help bring this sicko to justice. It’s unbelievable that Roblox will still stand to defending even indirectly to these horrible people for money. The FBI needs to investigate the company throughly. Because they’re still considered a “children platform” since they have a COPPA certification themselves. Ruben is truly an unsung hero for this, and thanks Charlie for giving him some light to this situation
I heard he was a jerk behind scenes and harassed a furry for existing? Also the only reason for exposing roblox at all was because he himself was getting harassed if I remember correctly? Not sure if this is true but at this point, I do not buy into anyone pious act anymore. After edp, minilad, lui calibre I stopped buying into everyone crap blindly. I am a skeptic for the better and worst. Research is required to either disprove or prove these allegations on ruben I do not want to accuse a innocent or at least innocent enough person you know?
@@jenericku6803 yes that is why I said to research duh. I also said "not sure" I just said I do not buy into people pious act and I am skeptical. Do I need to remind you what skeptical means? I know you know what that word means. It is in your own native language after all yes? It was just something to think about.
@@user-rb5fw4ey2w The furry was a member of Roblox staff(or moderation team) and had furry porn on his public twitter(?) account, there was also some guy who had pictures of him standing naked in a desert.
@@djobe420 problem is with this reasoning, is that it would essentially prevent parents from ubering with their children if they needed to. If the driver didn't get bribed or made aware she was underage, he would have just been an unfortunate element in this all, but if he had any semblance of an idea of what was going on, then yeah, he's in deep shit.
@@djobe420 Actually, there are no rules saying that an underaged minor could get into a uber being ordered by another person. Plus, the uber driver is just trying to get by. But bringing a child across a state is just... Wrong.
Man I was on Roblox back in 2007. I was never exposed to anything more than a bit of toxicity (surprise surprise). Been following this since the start and it still just blows my mind
As a dad w a minor that LOVES Roblox, I appreciate this. I'm too busy to drop into a stream so I appreciate all these YT vods so i can catch up when the interns are asleep. Love ya Charlie
Really hope you don't love Roblox anymore after this. Every parent that knows about this game needs to take their children off as soon as possible. How can you look at this video and still allow your children to play this game.
@@swmtothemoon6660 He didn't say he loves roblox, he said his child does and who's to say he's still allowing his child to play the game after this video?
As a parent who has a 7 year old daughter and 13 year old daughter that play, this does concern me. I monitor what they play on Roblox and often play with them. They are never out of eye shot when playing
This popped up in my feed and I realized it was an old video and I looked up the story online and there's an update! The Roblox developer ended up getting 15 years in prison... the details of the case are pretty wild.
i remember adding him back in december of last year, i honestly just wanted to see what was up. i ended up saying hi & him just putting the "🤨" emoji. i never spoke to him like that but the realization that this man got arrested & found with a child is just crazy.
The fact that Ruben took action shows that he deserves nothing but gratitude. Kudos to him! Edit: Geez! All I did was say something nice about Ruben, and I started a war. I can't even use the comment section for its intended use without getting fried on.
We need so much more of this grass roots taking care of each other. Companies and governments don’t care in the slightest if it makes them money, and they only don’t do it if it will loose them massive amounts of business, but since we can’t even stop buying sweatshop factory clothes, I have no expectations we can make companies more accountable. So, those of us who are willing and able must step up, so huge applause for Ruben, and anyone else who helped get these people caught! ❤❤❤
I always wonder how these young teens and kids could just trust random people on the internet and even get into a random car to go so far away and then I look back at my own middle school years and I get it. Being so impressionable and have such low self-worth makes anyone who says a single nice thing a saint. I'm so thankful I never experienced this level of horror but I did a lot of things I'm not proud of back then. Parents really need to educate their kids, monitor what they're doing (reasonably!!) and love them unconditionally.
Because children don’t know any better they can be easily manipulated at a young age. That’s why so many children are being brainwashed on the internet.
@@janney3889 oh absolutely. I was definitely a victim of that when I was a young teen. Being so critical of myself and hating myself and feeling like everyone else hated me and then that person on the internet says "you're beautiful" and suddenly they're the best person in the world.
This is one of the best comments on here, you are so kind. Sorry you had to go through troubles through your childhood but I am glad you have gotten better and more self aware of dangerous people and how people will use nice words to take advantage of you. I hope you are doing well, God bless you ❤😊
@@panangramgepearanan3974 thank you so much! I still struggle with confidence and self-love but I'm in such a better place now mentally. I'm much more aware of the dangers and I've been working on myself (and my psychology degree!) 😄 God bless, and stay safe ❤
I was there at the beginning when roblox was a small company made by younger guys. It was small community made of aspiring game devs, luascripters, and the young kids like me who participated as testers. It was inventive, unique, grassroots and full of character and hard working, interesting people. This was 2007-2010.
they actually pushed the trial back to next year, which means he gets to stay longer in jail, and also means that the FBI is likely building a bigger case against him, investigating his past to see if there's any "plotholes" in his story
how? you pay bail of laughable amount and get to sit in comfort of your own home until the trial comes. he def paid way more for that 700 mile uber ride than he did in bail
@@personperson5542 Depends on the alleged crime I guess. Just recently former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was granted bail for a million dollars. His crime was attempted murder to a man who allegedly tried to molest a relative of Cain's who's clearly a minor.
@@personperson5542 he must be rich then if they set bail based on whether u can pay it or not. considering people arriving at sting houses after sending obscene material only got them 90 days max and $1k bail. bro prob paid $5k for that uber alone, noone whos broke is gonna pay for a 700 mile uber
as a 15 year old girl, i am absolutely APPALLED. i used to play roblox so heavily, and i was groomed three times when i was 13/14. roblox did nothing. even with reports and chat logs on roblox, i was served no justice. it's absolutely unbelieveable.
and yet they temp banned me for saying the word gay 😂 as a queer teen. their rules are all over the place I honestly don’t play anymore it’s a headache
Wondering why Quinns is in the thumbnail...say the People Make Games video, so now I have to go over there to figure this out. Just caught me off guard real quick.
I feel bad that I’ve only just heard of Ruben Sim now and I hope he’s gonna be okay. He deserves a lot after fighting for the safety of Roblox and bringing justice to people who are actively harming children. I also hope the minors who were harmed would get the help that they need and would be more protected in the future. Although a CZcamsr and the authorities were better at catching the culprit than Roblox, I’m glad he’s at least been arrested and is being tested in court. It’s the very least we could hope for. Thank you Charlie for also talking about this and of course, thank you to Ruben and the authorities for putting action into this.
As someone who has watched Ruben’s content for a while, Roblox has taken so many petty actions on him. The one that comes to mind is IP banning his accounts for a few years because he called out the head of moderation for following a nsfw furry account on his Roblox associated twitter account.
sorry to say all the victims will probably live miserable lives once theyve realized how bad it is and the trauma sets in. thats my case at least, and the case for many. you never really heal.
Ruben is the justice. He cares about children more than Roblox, a company constantly sweeping predator issues under the rug and let those creeps lurk around on their platform. I appreciate his great deed. EDIT: If Ruben's able to return to Roblox somehow, he would make this platform a better and safe place, i assure you
I’m a video game dad. And yesterday I went through all the games on Roblox again for the second week in a row and had to report about 15 different games that were against their own terms of services. Bullying harassing sexual type games it’s fucking nuts.
The most annoying this is the lackluster punishment, he will be in the pen for 20 yrs then will probably lie to parole officers and they will let him go, and that s if he gets the 2 life sentences, he will probably take a plea and do 5 yrs or something
20 years is still is a long time. By the time he gets out technology would have moved so far forward and everything simple automated that he couldn't even be able to get a job bagging items at a grocery store. He is finished.
Nah. We are in era where majority of adequate people may approve you, but they will abstain from action. Ruben is in this fight on his own, all other people in internet are hypocrites who cheer for a couple of minutes and swap to another theme.
@@calluxdoaron1903 I can agree with that opinion, but as there are millions of people following this situation, there will be SOME people who will help the cause.
@@biggiecheez37 yeah but where was they when Ruben on all his own? Hypocrite and the nature of human bro, it’s only matter when one man make a difference
@Callux You're so right. I just wrote the same thing in another thread.. how we cheer but not exactly jumping (at least once in a lifetime) to be a positive change on the humanity. Ruben is one of the rare ones. And a living proof that for a change to happen sometimes it only takes one determined person. It might take years, and no one else might join your cause, but if you persists and *your cause is just* ..win or not, at least you didn't waste your life being a passive observer, and you left a legacy behind.
But people are already supporting Ruben’s cause. It doesn’t have to be physical to take action. Charles supported it in this video by bringing people to light on the topic.
The effort Roblox put into shutting Ruben up when he was trying to expose CHILD PREDATORS on their platform instead of actually doing anything paints the entire company in a shady light.
There is an alternative take here. Quite a few self declared "pedo hunters" are themselves very unsavoury. At least they're trying to make themselves famous, and their focus tends to be more on their channel and the likes, than on the victims or things such as due process. This could in many cases actually hamper the prosecution more than it helps. This case seems different but in general I'm a bit wary about these hunter vigilante types.
@@StCreed Ruben has been heavily involved in the platform for a while, he does make some edgy content, but is clearly passionate about the site rather than trying to drum up views.
I used to know Ruben Sim back when we were all on the Roblox Talk forum and he was making satirical newscasts about Roblox. Really cool guy, really nice, and seeing him expose predators, call out moderation and protect the innocent really makes me proud. He brings honor to the forum's legacy.
I really do not understand how people get "groomed" on the internet. literally just turn off the computer. when I was 15 I was self-aware enough to not get into an uber with some random guy who accepts bribes.
@@based_mediumchungus1788 You may as well ask why anyone gets manipulated ever. "Just stop talking to them" doesn't apply when they've already gained your trust and exploited your desperation or other weaknesses. "Love" makes you do crazy things. Young people are especially susceptible to manipulation, because they're still inexperienced and neurologically developing. So, it makes sense that they'd be targets for low-lives.
@@scarletarmada5637 well I'm 16 and I do opioids. I don't get addicted to them. if I can do the most addictive class of drugs on the planet and not get addicted, I think people are capable of just turning off the computer 😹
I am a veteran Roblox player and seeing this makes me sad. I remember when Roblox was more protective and caring for the community rather than doing nothing to stop people doing this while having a presence on the platform. With hit after hit on the Roblox community, it’s becoming exhausting for a lot of people like me.
Exactly, there are GENUINELY good games on roblox, but that's not because Roblox is a good company, the platform they provided is good. I'm really worried about roblox tanking, not just because of the games I enjoy, but for the parents who spent *hundreds of dollars* for their children, and that being all out the widnow.
Quick note: As somebody who's seen the victims of this stuff first hand, I'll try to explain that one of the biggest problems they face is how much society treats them like a cancer patient for going through something relatively innocuous. Sure it's not a good thing to happen sure, but reminding them of how "awful" sex is... well it kind of causes more problems than it solves.
@@SherrifOfNottingham Yeah, I agree. If you tell a young, impressionable person how they should feel, instead of listening to their own natural feelings on the matter, it will make them believe their own feelings are wrong and they SHOULD feel traumatized. Thereby making them traumatized. Personally, I’ve gone through several unwanted sexual encounters on the internet when I was younger, and yes, they did make me feel uncomfortable, and I learned from them, but I don’t feel broken for life like some people seem to WANT me to believe. It’s ridiculous. It is a bad thing to go through something like that, however it is not untruthful to say, that trauma can be influenced by others’ opinions of what happened, causing a victim to worry and overthink it. This is especially true for individuals with thought patterns relating to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, as in thinking “Oh they’re worried? Maybe I should be worried…” and then the rumination begins, and the placebo effect takes place, when it wouldn’t have even been there in the first place. Don’t tell people how to think when it comes to their own experiences. It just makes things worse.
They aren't traumatized for life. Stop making the children feel guilty and bad for one mistake they made lol. It was a dumb thing, nothing happened, and now it's over. There's no "trauma" to be had. Saying that just makes you part of the problem. Making children feel like they should be traumatized for being victims is morally the same as grooming tbh.
@@SecuR0M I agree, this is by no means a good experience, but people need to expose their predator and put it behind them. Instead of talking about it like it’s a conversation. The sad fact is that people use the fact that they were abused to get sympathy and get whatever they want
Man if stuff like this keeps happening, there needs to be a consumer protection agency, the same way there are agencies checking that food-businesses are up to hygiene standards or that advertisers aren't misleading people.
@@wolfetteplays8894 1. The consumers here are children who don't know better, many of these games are free to play so they can install them without their parents' knowledge. 2. It IS the government's job to protect you, what do you think the military, police, firefighters, federal trade commission, environment protection agency, food and drug administration, cybersecurity agencies and other such institutions are there for? Like holy shit, that is one of the whole points of having of a government. 3. Kinda amazed that a person's reaction at the suggestion that maybe we should keep an eye on companies that exploit children and possibly expose them to sex predators is just "No, they're on their own."
@@wolfetteplays8894 the entirety of society is based on other people looking out for each other so the overall group has a increased chance of survival
@@wolfetteplays8894 _imagine a democracy:_ the government are representatives of the people. People who are consumers. So if consumers are responsible for taking care of themselves, that responsibly extends to their representatives: *the government.*
Quite a lot of Roblox Devs are horrid. Ive done a ton of testership over the last 10 years, almost every one has either fallen into pedophillia or corrupt greed. I'm fortunate enough to spend the last 3 years with a truly reliable team who I've come to know as friends. It's a shame but it won't be addressed by Roblox as they benefit regardless of any outcome, and are the dominator of the platform genre so there's no alternative.
You know, coming back to this a year later. Especially after seeing what Ruben has become is sad. Ruben used to be cool. Now he's acting like the lawsuit excuses any of his actions recently, which are all kind of stupid and concerning.
As a parent, I disagree for myself personally about screens being distractions. I am terrified of this sort of thing happening to my children, so I am always inclined to play with them at least till I know that there's nothing shifty going on then leave them unsupervised. If anything, screens are no easier than being out at the park.
congrats you are in the positive minority of parents who will gladly suffer in order to raise their children right. however you are not the majority otherwise roblox wouldn't have so many victims to choose from. Charlie isn't saying YOU don't care he is saying the majority of parents do not care.
@@dawnseeker176 if you teach your children right and teach them internet safety then usually you dont need to sit with them while they play, because that can also be a bit of a breach of privacy. My whole family was taught internet safety and we were able to use the internet fine. Its also important to teach them internet safety early on so when they get older and into their teens they know this information and can have their own personal devices such as a phone to contact their parents in case of emergencys. Ofc when they are young its fine to check on their devices alot and make sure they are not engaging in anything bad
Not to mention that it was being paid for by someone else. Does Uber have an age limit to how young a user can be? If not, then why? If so, then surely this should've raised some red flags, right? Even if the predator gave the kid the money to give to the Uber driver, surely having that much cash would be questionable for someone that young, along with the long Uber trip in the first place, right?
@@flarestorm9417 what in the god's name are you talking about? if the kid was paid by someone and that someone comes from the destination where the child's headed the driver maybe just think whoever they're to be their relatives. long trip could be a questionable but not enough evidence to raise a red flag. IDK how in the western works but here in Indonesia, picking up children from schools or other places and being paid by whoever is at the destination is pretty normal.
i made my very first batch of online friends on roblox when i was 12 years old. while i cherish the memories i have on there, it makes me sad and- frankly- sick to my stomach now.
I’ve never used Roblox, but I remember that my nieces were prohibited from using the site due to people trying to scam them. Also I’ve heard rumors of pedophiles using the site to lure kids as well.
i wish i had the power to do this too. a man who preyed on me when i was 15 is also a developer, used to work for apple too. i really hope i was the last one but it’s usually never the case…
This hits home, but it is very good to hear that he was arrested, possibly for life. If Roblox cared about these situations, one of my friends could still be around today. My friend was a victim on the platform. (context) Allegations came up in 2020 of a former staff member for a game known as The Vibe Cafe, had a document made on them having exhaustive (but limited) evidence on someone who I believe was named Neimoru. Allegedly, it was a 15-19 relationship and the guy got away with allegedly grooming the child. Allegedly, the creator of the game, Bloxxek, had defended the staff member. No action was taken on Roblox's part to protect the victim or punish the predator. If the allegations are true, Landon is still out there because Roblox enables, and does nothing about predators on their own platform. They'd rather sue people like Ruben Sim.
They might have just been grounded or barred from the internet, I don't know if they, you know, or even got kidnapped/killed, but if they were groomed and the parents found out, they probably got barred from using their internet services. Though I don't know the full context.
I admit I don't know too much, the whole situation was so long ago that details are a bit hazy to me. Grounded or barred, unlikely. Dying, even less. If they happen to be dead though, it definitely would be one hell of a rabbit hole.
@@LadyNoirality Understandable, most likely they did get their stuff taken off, especially if really young. Sorry you lost a connection like that though.
The sentence “a man is risking his life to expose the crimes a game platform has been committing for years on end” is downright fucking deplorable and disgusting to hear. It’s so relieving to hear that at least some form of higher authority is stepping in to help, I do really hope Ruben gets through this and his plan succeeds.
The fact that Roblox went out of their way to blow hundreds of thousands of dollars just to target Ruben for merely speaking out against predators will never cease to infuriate me. It really just shows their priority here and its not protecting kids on the platform
@@AngelTheBestXD nobody asked 🤏🤏zip it
The fact that you think they care about anything but our money astounds me. Roblox will do whatever is needed to get what they want. They went public to make money and they make shitty advertisement events.
What it’s not like the government does this too………
That's so ridiculous it almost sounds fake, even though it's not. Surely dealing with the pedophiles and other child predators on the platform would take less time and money, right? And formally suing someone would require them to give evidence anyway, so unless they just planned to starve the guy out for cash I don't see why that was the route they went on.
What happened was some stuff rubin sim made some stuff as jokes and Roblox never liked Rubin for doing that. So when vc came out they had a opportunity to cancel him. But Rubin found more information behind the scenes after and what Roblox was hiding now they look bad then they even did before.
"Parents don't care what their children are doing online as long as they are quiet while doing it" is pretty spot-on and has been like this since the 90s. The only major difference is that back in the 90s, parents could reasonably claim "We didn't know any better". Parents today don't have that excuse anymore.
They never had excuses, in the 90s the authorities wouldn't do jack shit to help people. The only risks they have is being gangraped to death in prison by the inmates who all have an unspoken law to make child-abusing inmates' lives a worse hell than imaginable.
agreed. My parents assume roblox = kids so I'M the one that has to monitor my little sister and make sure nothing bad happens. I'm the one that disabled her chat for fucks sake. My parents really suck for that one.
Most of our parents didn’t grow up with the internet though, but I agree our generation (Gen-Z) will have NO excuse, we know.
Very true, and what’s insane is in a lot of places in 2022 they’re still using laws from the 1980s computer abuse act even though those laws are so out of touch with modern computers that are connected to the Internet, something barely thought up and developed in the 80s.
@@cannedcan9788 They might not have grown up with it but the parents of most kids playing Roblox are tech savvy enough to know how to do shit and they should be aware enough to know you can't let a child online totally unsupervised. More to the point i guarantee you if you asked those parents if they'd let their kid go to the shop on their own or take a plane journey on their own they'd look at you if you were mad. There's no excuse, we're way past the time when you can claim ignorance.
Update to this: He was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison in August 2023 after pleading guilty.
It also come out that he raped her multiple times, used Uber to try to buy plan B pregnancy-prevention pills for her, and imprisoned her in a small room with hardly any food or water for the 8 days she was missing.
What a sick fucker. I wish he got at life sentence because now he’ll get out when he’s 38 :(
it's still not much but he's also on supervised release after for 20 years and will prob be on the sex offender registry, so at the least he won't be on roblox again
honestly, he has a very real chance to not get out of prison for what he did. It depends on where he ends up, but people usally dont let someone like him survive in prison.
15 years? What an absolute joke- but we can always hope he won’t make it out of prison. Hope the family also sues Roblox because they absolutely have grounds for it. Thanks for the update.
But it is a life sentence, thats what 15+ years is. the word "life" isnt literal.
I don't imagine he'll live long enough to see the end of those 15 years
Craziest thing to me. Is that an Uber driver took a child 700 miles away
A 15 year old. Do they ask for ID to drive people somewhere?
Not shocked. People call Ubers for others including their children. My dad has done Uber for years and it’s pretty common for someone to call an Uber for a drunk friend, their child, or even a one night stand
@@jimmyelkordy3752 yeah…putting a kid in an Uber with a complete stranger is crazy.
@@kaywin132 not really. The driver is known to Uber and you have their name and photo and car details.
@@jimmyelkordy3752 yeah, but this isn't across town or another town over, this was 700 MILES with an unaccompanied minor. That should have set off some red flags with the driver and they should have gotten verification of some sort before going ANYWHERE with that kid.
It's disappointing to see a billion dollar company target the people helping them and ignoring the children getting obviously harmed on their platform
Beyond not surprising.
why are you all of a sudden surprised now?, they've been doing this sort of thing for *Years.*
who cares, money is money
@Dark Lord Samoht not every adult that plays Roblox is a predator.
@@GengarFan1997 But every predator that plays Roblox is an adult.
The man stood his ground. Even when he had a $1.6M lawsuit over his head. Mad props to Ruben for doing this.
No lawyer or company would dare pursue that lawsuit now. otherwise they'll be known as "A company that sued a guy for exposing a pedophile employee"
100% going to get dropped with hopefully some reward.
@@afteritsallsaidanddoneisti9285 They 100% expected him to just lay down and settle outside of court. No sane judge would entertain this case for even a microsecond before throwing it out
@@afteritsallsaidanddoneisti9285 I don't think it was even an actual employee, anyone can develop for Roblox and make games, the real threat are the people that continued to have him on their payroll.
It's a fucking W that this guy got caught but someone enabled them to do what they did.
@@tomd96 the guy Ruben exposed actually worked for Roblox as an intern, he received a salary from them. He wasn't exposed for being a pedo but for having a public nudist blog and following furry porn accounts on his public twitter (or that's two separate employees).
It might seem like Roblox is getting worse, but trust me, as someone who's been on there for over 10 years now I can assure you the platform was always full of predators and horrible people. It's just now that it's all being uncovered. Roblox is insanely ignorant.
@@afteritsallsaidanddoneisti9285 you’re very late. It was settled a long while ago.
Roblox:"We do not tolerate child predators and We take action immediately"
Ruben Sim: Tries to stop child predators
Roblox "Wait. Your not allowed to do that."
"Wait you can't do the thing we say we're doing but better, that's unfair!!"
Wow.
*you’re
@@ferretyluv doesn't matter
@@ronanmaguire1015 you're
I'm in that weird generation where I remember playing outside and not doing anything online as a kid, but then the internet started gaining more prominence and I got to grow up and watch it evolve into the modern internet we know today. Saw a lot of traumatizing shit and had absolutely no supervision from my mother over what I did on the internet. It's scary to think that I very easily could've been one of these kids.
Same
same. I was born in ‘95 so I was a pre teen when the internet really started to gain popularity (like with aim/AOL, club penguin, omegle, etc). I remember talking to random people on omegle about sex related stuff because I was starting to get hormonal and was curious and enjoyed the attention. I was completely unsupervised and obviously NO idea who I was talking to. thank god nothing bad ever happened to me bc I was a fucking idiot. but then again, I was like so young and the internet was so new, I can’t really blame myself or anyone really. my parents had me when they were very old (they were 43 when I was born) so there’s just no way they could have known what was going on.
@@xanderkai6353 God I know what you mean. And it's crazy cause no other generation will ever know what that feels like! I'm even considering jumping ship depending on how these upcoming court cases regarding the internet pan out.
So you're an early zoomer like me, yeah I know exactly how you feel. Those times were so wild lol.
@@piccoloatburgerking Just turned 23 the other day haha. Hell yeah man
the fact that Ruben got sued and banned from Roblox and is still trying to make the platform more safe and generally better and doing a way better job at it than anyone who is on Roblox's payroll really shows how much of a great person Ruben is and how shitty of a company Roblox is
Roblox must be very mad that Ruben still call out them out even when he's off their platform
@LakehuntistCool😎 I like your funny word funny kid
@Patrick39 wrong channel lmao
Roblox stock crashed lmao
@@RRSilverBullet it actually did lmao
Two life sentences is absolutely insane, but this man deserves it 100%
What even is the difference between 2 life sentences and 1?
@@alex2005z every individual crime charge is added onto the other.
@@alex2005z say they somehow get a life sentence removed, they'd still need to have the other one removed too
it's like double locking someone's sentence
@@cariboudesbois9289 ty
As a parent, I have been screaming from the rooftops about Roblox for over a year. The most common response I get from moms is “well nothings happened to my kid yet, I have parental controls on 🙄” completely ignoring all the info I’ve given about the parental controls not actually working by design, revealing ip adresses, the arrests. At worst, I’m called a liar and they stick their heads in the sand so they don’t have to google anything or do any homework. God forbid you have to interact with your child if they can’t play their game anymore. Letting your child play a game made by predators for predators and burying your head to all of it is wack. Charlie’s right, most parents only care if something happens after the fact and are using games as a babysitter.
It's not that bad- roblox isn't evil incarnate you just have to be careful as with anything else, monitoring your child is important
Roblox isn't a game, it's a platform run by various kinds of unique people, some bad, some good, it's like every other thing on the internet
It's disgusting. How an adult can act this way to children is so absurd. And how the community supported him everytime he apologizes.. it's a stark, sad reminder of how easily manpiulatable children are. They're so vulnerable. It's scary to think of them online, unmonitored, and being preyed upon by people they look up to for making GAMES. Fun, children's games. It's so, so sad.
his community had plenty of adults and older teenagers who supported him. „edgy“ groups always excuse crazy batshit behavior. it realyly manifests a space where no one cares about actually horrible crimes
Often times these scum bags only get 5-10 years. To see this get taken seriously by the justice system with two life sentence is a breath of fresh air.
Honestly
This. It should be a standard for predator and rape cases.
@@Diedqra lmao bruh
@@Diedqra man I wonder why sasuke wanted to fucking kill you
@@Diedqra wtf 😂😂😂
Ruben is not only targeted by the Roblox staff, he tanks a 1.6 MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT from a company worth 22 BILLION DOLLARS, and is still fighting for his cause, he deserves an award of some kind.
He should get a bloxy
@@dddandruffian4082 he should something irl from roblox
Lol are you telling me Twitter is worth two Roblox
@@deletedTestimony you are telling me both of those companies are worth anything? I get that roblox might be a good game (when you ignore the awful shit going on with a stock market for minors and all the predators and other unfair dumb stuff going on with ruben for example) or that twitter got some nice perks when you have some followers, but seriously, what the hell happened to them. Both of those places are shitholes.
The fact that a whole company can sue a person should be illegal
Remember, vigilante stings commonly result in everything being thrown out and no charges. If you see something, say something, but dont pretend to play cop and ruin potentially pivotal evidence!
5:57 “moving forward I will not have this behavior” is the weirdest way to say that. when I heard that my immediate reaction was “oh yeah, he’s definitely gonna continue to _have this behavior”_ haha
The fact Roblox did everything in their power to make sure this guy didn’t get held accountable says a lot.
Catholic Church vibes
@@orion10x10 horrifically apt comparison
@@orion10x10 shit take+ touch some grass
@@Dec172 hit a nerve, catholic? lmfao
Wouldn't say they did "everything in their power". Just that they could't care less which is just as bad. They don't care about the communities safety so much as their money.
Absolutely insane that Roblox protected his information for years and refused to do anything/release it until another person was groomed and practically kidnapped resulting in the FBI having to complete the whole thing for them. Roblox really do be empowering predation.
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@@dontreadmyprofilepicture5596 ok
Ben Elton is h0t.
@Patrick39 doodle fart
@LakehuntistCool😎 doodlofart
9:09 one of the ppl on the "wanted list" is actually Rubensim, the dude who exposed Arnold.
Roblox went from the shining knight of 2015 to the "Profit over people" of 2022
It’s a game for babies
@@fusionfountainI believe the target audience was once 10+
@@GiveMeMeatballsImHungry Oh, it's a target audience alright
No, you all missed out on the golden age of roblox which was in 2008.
I feel so much respect for Ruben, he’s banned from the platform but still working actively to make it a better place. Hats off to him, and Charlie for bringing this issue to light.
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@@Diedqra bro??
@@Diedqra itachi from naruto where your father
@@Diedqra imagine being that desperate for attention
The fact the mom of that 15 year old had to wait 2 days after her daughter had gone missing just to talk to detectives mustve been miserable a real horror story came true
None of this wouldve not happened if it wasnt for their perv a55es not taking things seriously. THE ENTIRE DEV TEAM.
I mean if you're 15 and you think it's a good idea to travel 700 miles out to see some stranger you never met, you must be pretty fucking stupid. Not justifying the pedos actions but this girl is seriously stupid
@@hiroshiyitama2888 No there is not. That's a myth perpetuated by police shows.
that’s not true. you can report a missing person whenever.
@@ghislainedidntkillherself in the US, you have to wait at least 24 hours to report a missing person
Edit: I guess it’s not true. Whoops. In my defense, a cop told me this
Back in the early 2010’s, my 4-6 year old cousin was obsessed with Roblox and I’d play it with him whenever he came to visit. One day, he wanted to play a high school simulator, which was not his normal genre. I assumed he wanted to grief some roleplayers together, but boy was I wrong. He got super upset when I tried to run people over with the cars(what else are they there for??)
Of course the roleplay wasn’t about pretending to be teachers and students like cops and robbers. It was about pretending to be teens negotiating intimate encounters between class. I watched in horror as some stranger offered my child cousin a pretend beej in a virtual broom closet. I tried not to make a big deal about it while trying to distract him with a different game because I didn’t want him to get fixated on it or develop some complex, but I still don’t know if I did the right thing… I’m positive that wasn’t the only time something like that happened to him, when he was safe with someone older who could pull the plug at any time… I think about all the good he spent alone in his room at his parents’ house and it makes me so sad. I wonder what he would be like now without that sort of influence… I did what I could to report it to Roblox, but it felt like I got nowhere and last I checked, there are still high school roleplay servers. God help the zoomers left in the care of Roblox and TikTok by their clueless gen-x parents.
Lol we did the exact same thing with habbo hotel back in the day, kids will be kids
@@cassanateli Yes, some kids will always play doctor in extraneous situations. However, whatever is going on with kids and online gaming is not "kids will be kids." Police data in England and Wales recently found that not only is the severity of CSA broadly up, 52% of CSA perpetrators are children, up from roughly 30% in the 2010s. All do respect, just because something happened to you personally doesn't mean we should all accept that it was okay. Glad you feel okay.
@@sweetviolents29 you are saying 52% of kids being abused are abused by kids?
How *did* he turn out?
It's not Gen Z; the youngest of Gen Z are in high school at this point. It's Gen Alpha and their even more clueless Millennial parents.
He's actually facing two 10-to-life sentences. That means he might serve as little as 7.5 years.
If he's found guilty of both charges, he'll be sentenced to 20 to life, meaning he'll be out in 17 years (in federal prison, you only serve 85% of your sentence if you're chill,) as long as he doesn't commit more crimes in prison.
The "to-life" part means that after 17 years, in this case, (as long as he diesnt get his parole revoked,) the court and parole will reassess, and if the parole board doesn't think he's ready to be released then he'll continue serving time until he is, and he could end up in prison for as much as life if the parole board continually finds him unfit to go home every time. It means there is no maximum amount of time that he could be repeatedly turned down for parole. It's very unlikely unless he is, for instance, a perpetually violent inmate.
"X-to-life" sentences don't mean you might be sentenced to serve a life sentence; "X-to-life" is the sentence. Only 'life without parole' means you'll definitely serve a life sentence. "X-to-life" just means 'X' is the minimum (with good time it's X • 0.85 in the federal system,) and the 'life' part is just the maximum time the parole board can optionally deny release if he habitually disappoints them. It's almost certainly not gonna happen that way.
In the right-most column where if says "Life" under the "Supervised Release" section, that means if and when he's released from prison he will have to be supervised for the rest of his life (it's either literally lifetime parole check-ins, or a lifetime of something similar to parole.) This sentence is because of the nature of his specific crime.
Sorry, as someone who's served time i. The feds, that's not how it works. The federal system has no parole. The10 to life is his guideline range, he will be sentenced to whatever and have to do 85% of that. The supervised release is in addition to sentence, not I lieu of. There is no parole board or parole hearings in the feds.
Child predators don't survive prison
We need more people like Ruben to speak out against the awful things that companies aren't even willing to stop.
@Savetion x1don’t respond to this dude, he’s just a bot
@@pogwrth4672 Proceeds to respond to him
@@farethia3296 to warn other people not to 💀
@@pogwrth4672 you thought we were gonna 💀
People already have called roblox out on a lot of stuff, it’s just that there’s no action being taken against them.
Clearly there are predators who work at roblox, why else would they ignore the issue and then when Ruben try's to do something and spread awareness about it they go after him.
Same reason the Catholic church sweeps this shit under the rug, to protect their image by pretending it doesn’t exist.
Ikr this reeks of bullshit
Either that or they really need to defend their biggest source of income.
Actually, fuck “either that”, it’s definitely gotta be both.
@@itsthequenchiest5072 Roblox incorporated when they make $149,990,000 dollars a month instead of $150,000,000 😭😭
Shit is unbelievably stupid
My daughter was playing Roblox and ran into room telling me someone was in capitals saying " DOES ANYONE ELSE HERE REALLY LOVE CHICKEN LIKE ME?" ( Discord link) . I rang the federal police , the cop said " mate do you know what chicken means ?" . My response " yes that's why I'm ringing you. There were predators setting up sex room dungeons to groom the kids online .
Holy shit
This is one of the reasons why I stopped playing the game, outside of outgrowing it.
I mean I honestly wouldn’t have known that, so I’m not surprised the cop didn’t.
But also, with all due respect, what is a cop supposed to do about an anonymous roblox user advertising a grooming server. I think at most they can forward it to an appropriate department if you can prove potential highly malicious intent, in an in person meeting.
All I know is that if I were a parent, I would never let my kids play Roblox. Too many damn weirdos out there.
I have tremendous amounts of respect for Ruben for trying to fix Roblox.
What the hell is wrong with youtube's management team
@@NaziKiller3264 I see no problems; I am blind. 😎
@@NaziKiller3264 no one actually works at youtube, it's just algorithms and roombas
@@NaziKiller3264 the problem is that it doesn't exist
@@NaziKiller3264 spotting the bots in the comment answer section is basically second nature for most that even dare to go so far at this point, so while it looks ugly, thats about all those bots do now.
Man I have so much respect for my buddy Ruben man, imagine going through years of this shit trying to make the platform a better place than any of the actual staff.
Alright niɡɡer 😝
Too true
So many bots
@@Diedqra Bro desperate for attention
@@treycotter its a bot
The worst part about this is that there are dozens of other people who are doing things exactly like this that aren’t being dealt with through the authorities.
My mom always warned me about talking to strangers and admittedly I was highly aware of the what could happen to me as a little girl. I'd credit that to my vested interest in true crime documentaries as a kid. I also didn't dox myself when I was a kid. I told no one my age or even where I specifically I live.
It's devastating to see such a huge company attacking those who want to protect children. Ruben is definitely a hero the platform doesn't want, but one it deserves. Hats of to him for fighting the good fight!
Nah the platform does not deserve this, not with Roblox's actions. Its just what they need.
I like how you said that the PLATFORM doesnt want ruben. The community certainlu does, but the platform hates him to the bottom of its 1 foot deep soul.
The establishment goes out of its way to protect these monsters. Just look at the whole Epstein and maxwell debacle.
@@user-pr6ed3ri2k fck that company 🤢🤢
At this point roblox doesn't deserve a platform
Anyone who exposes a predator is a hero in my book. I was abused as a child, as was my wife, and nobody did a thing. Let’s put them all behind bars.
Child predators deserve to be left in an unmarked grave
@@spelingnatzee and we can also beat them the *fuck up* without feeling bad d:
@@spelingnatzee don't even give them a grave, just drop them in the middle of the atlantic.
Sorry you had to go through that.
Hope you and your wife are doing well now.
Nah. Straight to the woodchipper.
INDIANAPOLIS- Arnold Castillo, 23, of Paterson, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity and Coercion and Enticement of a Minor.
That’s pretty well short of a life sentence. 🤦♂️
the fact that just pleading guilty dropped it all the way down to 15 is disgusting
@@princecheck11
It’s ridiculous. What’s the point of even having strict sentences for ANYTHING, if that’s the case? 🤦♂️😒
@@yogsenforfoth5948 just to get any type of sentencing/conviction if they charge excessive amounts you’re obviously gonna take the easy route its FUCKED UP other opposing countries would publicly execute this man
Let's hope that the guys in prison take care of that injustice.
Ruben really is an amazing guy. Not only does he expose monsters like this, he now has a Twitter account that Roblox monitors heavily (because they love him so much clearly) that posts links to bypassed inappropriate media and groups that post them and has proven to be a better moderator than Roblox itself, all for free
Ruben is like that Journalist risking it all to expose the biggest companies and their sins
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What journalist?
The kind of journalist to go to the frontlines of a war to document its cruelty
@@NoName...... Those journalists that end up missing in Mexico when they find a link in between a corrupt politician and the cartel that controls over half the government
Honestly big props to Ruben for managing his time to find, expose and help bring this sicko to justice. It’s unbelievable that Roblox will still stand to defending even indirectly to these horrible people for money. The FBI needs to investigate the company throughly. Because they’re still considered a “children platform” since they have a COPPA certification themselves. Ruben is truly an unsung hero for this, and thanks Charlie for giving him some light to this situation
I heard he was a jerk behind scenes and harassed a furry for existing? Also the only reason for exposing roblox at all was because he himself was getting harassed if I remember correctly? Not sure if this is true but at this point, I do not buy into anyone pious act anymore. After edp, minilad, lui calibre I stopped buying into everyone crap blindly. I am a skeptic for the better and worst. Research is required to either disprove or prove these allegations on ruben I do not want to accuse a innocent or at least innocent enough person you know?
@@user-rb5fw4ey2w uh huh you say all that and still blindly following a rumor, bit hypocrite isnt it
@@jenericku6803 yes that is why I said to research duh. I also said "not sure" I just said I do not buy into people pious act and I am skeptical. Do I need to remind you what skeptical means? I know you know what that word means. It is in your own native language after all yes? It was just something to think about.
@@user-rb5fw4ey2w you heard, doesn't mean it's true
@@user-rb5fw4ey2w The furry was a member of Roblox staff(or moderation team) and had furry porn on his public twitter(?) account, there was also some guy who had pictures of him standing naked in a desert.
loving your content lately dude. you got sooooo much variety! great shit.
i love how charlie made a video on roblox before and this dude was included in that video and now he actually received justice much later
If the Uber driver didn't immediately tell the police about the bribe I hope they face legal consequences too. They essentially kid napped the child
Not to mention you have to be 18 to ride in an Uber so the driver clearly failed in their duties.
@@djobe420 problem is with this reasoning, is that it would essentially prevent parents from ubering with their children if they needed to. If the driver didn't get bribed or made aware she was underage, he would have just been an unfortunate element in this all, but if he had any semblance of an idea of what was going on, then yeah, he's in deep shit.
Now going by the details, she went by herself no? Then yeah, idk about that, lol--
@@djobe420 Actually, there are no rules saying that an underaged minor could get into a uber being ordered by another person. Plus, the uber driver is just trying to get by. But bringing a child across a state is just... Wrong.
Being an uber driver is a fucking grind bro. They only doing their job you basement dwellers who havent seen the sun in weeks just say anything
Glad to see there’s some justice to this horrendous situation.
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Alright niɡɡer 😎😗
I don't want to respond to these bots, but it's been 1 minute how are they already here
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@@Diedqra nah💀💀💀
dude only got 15 years and has to pay 10k in restitution. What a fucking joke
Man I was on Roblox back in 2007. I was never exposed to anything more than a bit of toxicity (surprise surprise).
Been following this since the start and it still just blows my mind
As a dad w a minor that LOVES Roblox, I appreciate this. I'm too busy to drop into a stream so I appreciate all these YT vods so i can catch up when the interns are asleep.
Love ya Charlie
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Really hope you don't love Roblox anymore after this. Every parent that knows about this game needs to take their children off as soon as possible. How can you look at this video and still allow your children to play this game.
@@swmtothemoon6660 It’s nothing new
@@swmtothemoon6660 He didn't say he loves roblox, he said his child does and who's to say he's still allowing his child to play the game after this video?
@@swmtothemoon6660 bro trust me roblox is a good game if you know where and what games are ok and which ones are just preds
As a parent who has a 7 year old daughter and 13 year old daughter that play, this does concern me. I monitor what they play on Roblox and often play with them. They are never out of eye shot when playing
How would you even manage that?
Get them off now. They are being exposed to horrible adult things
@@ryobibattery bro did you not just read what they said
@@Thomas_Winters
Just watch them play,
Or connect their screen to the TV so you can see what they are doing.
@@Aaron-kp6kp you can set up a parental control
This popped up in my feed and I realized it was an old video and I looked up the story online and there's an update! The Roblox developer ended up getting 15 years in prison... the details of the case are pretty wild.
i remember adding him back in december of last year, i honestly just wanted to see what was up. i ended up saying hi & him just putting the "🤨" emoji. i never spoke to him like that but the realization that this man got arrested & found with a child is just crazy.
The most robloxian of all time.
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True lol
Bro really said "oof" when he got sentenced
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@@Diedqra wtf
The fact that Ruben took action shows that he deserves nothing but gratitude. Kudos to him!
Edit: Geez! All I did was say something nice about Ruben, and I started a war. I can't even use the comment section for its intended use without getting fried on.
Not even 5 minutes and these bots are already here.
@@Diedqra imagine making your bot spam racial slurs 💀
What a useless comment lmao
@@terrypetty4748 he coulda jus said “Ruben deserves nothing but respect.” Mf writing like he tryna fit a word count.
@@maneskinned Don't worry man, it's fine if long sentences scare you, kindergarten can be quite harsh.
Honestly we seriously need the FBI to do a full investigation against roblox's developers and management. its a serious issue.
We need so much more of this grass roots taking care of each other. Companies and governments don’t care in the slightest if it makes them money, and they only don’t do it if it will loose them massive amounts of business, but since we can’t even stop buying sweatshop factory clothes, I have no expectations we can make companies more accountable. So, those of us who are willing and able must step up, so huge applause for Ruben, and anyone else who helped get these people caught! ❤❤❤
I don’t know why, but Charlie being slightly closer to the camera is very surprising
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@@Diedqra 😬
@@Diedqra free reddit karma thanks
He's not closer his power level has just increased
Any small deviation from his normal spot and outfit feels surprising
Roblox banning the use of "potentially dangerous words" such as "gun", but doing nothing against child predators.
Holy fuck that's dystopian
@@swmtothemoon6660 lmao
Don't think this happened (or will happen) given Shooter Games are one of the biggest genres on Roblox.
@@TheManOfMyriad It *has* happened
@@TheManOfMyriad already happened
2:44 have you been listning to Pete and bas? 😂🔥
I watched rubens video last week, its genuinely insane considering i used to play that game as a kid
I always wonder how these young teens and kids could just trust random people on the internet and even get into a random car to go so far away and then I look back at my own middle school years and I get it. Being so impressionable and have such low self-worth makes anyone who says a single nice thing a saint. I'm so thankful I never experienced this level of horror but I did a lot of things I'm not proud of back then. Parents really need to educate their kids, monitor what they're doing (reasonably!!) and love them unconditionally.
Because children don’t know any better they can be easily manipulated at a young age. That’s why so many children are being brainwashed on the internet.
@@janney3889 oh absolutely. I was definitely a victim of that when I was a young teen. Being so critical of myself and hating myself and feeling like everyone else hated me and then that person on the internet says "you're beautiful" and suddenly they're the best person in the world.
@@GmmBeast predators also look for vulnerabilities from their victims and minors are extremely vulnerable already
This is one of the best comments on here, you are so kind. Sorry you had to go through troubles through your childhood but I am glad you have gotten better and more self aware of dangerous people and how people will use nice words to take advantage of you.
I hope you are doing well, God bless you ❤😊
@@panangramgepearanan3974 thank you so much! I still struggle with confidence and self-love but I'm in such a better place now mentally. I'm much more aware of the dangers and I've been working on myself (and my psychology degree!) 😄 God bless, and stay safe ❤
You know it’s crazy when Charlie hits us with a slightly different camera angle.
This was the first comment I found about this! It was so odd seeing him so close lol
I was there at the beginning when roblox was a small company made by younger guys. It was small community made of aspiring game devs, luascripters, and the young kids like me who participated as testers. It was inventive, unique, grassroots and full of character and hard working, interesting people. This was 2007-2010.
Glad to hear we're taking care of people like these.
they actually pushed the trial back to next year, which means he gets to stay longer in jail, and also means that the FBI is likely building a bigger case against him, investigating his past to see if there's any "plotholes" in his story
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how? you pay bail of laughable amount and get to sit in comfort of your own home until the trial comes. he def paid way more for that 700 mile uber ride than he did in bail
@@MrPaxio but isn't his bail set to 500k? I'm sorry but idk how this works.. is it lesser when you're not convincted of the crime?
@@personperson5542 Depends on the alleged crime I guess. Just recently former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was granted bail for a million dollars. His crime was attempted murder to a man who allegedly tried to molest a relative of Cain's who's clearly a minor.
@@personperson5542 he must be rich then if they set bail based on whether u can pay it or not. considering people arriving at sting houses after sending obscene material only got them 90 days max and $1k bail. bro prob paid $5k for that uber alone, noone whos broke is gonna pay for a 700 mile uber
The fact that Roblox protected this predator is insane, thankfully police finally took action against him.
@Savetion x1 wdym bro Alison Parker is of Welsh descent
@@LaVaZ000 they a bot
Imagine how much predators is in roblox right now, being protected by roblox...
Copied word by word from a comment in Ruben's vid
Just hope there is no other predator because if a predators get a Life Sentences
I literally got an Opera GX ad with you in it during this video lmao
This is why i only allow my kids to play roblox when im in game with them or watching them
“your honor my client simply wanted to bake cupcakes with the 15 yo, he only drove 700 miles to get the right ingredients” - saul goodman
as a 15 year old girl, i am absolutely APPALLED. i used to play roblox so heavily, and i was groomed three times when i was 13/14. roblox did nothing. even with reports and chat logs on roblox, i was served no justice. it's absolutely unbelieveable.
3 times????
and yet they temp banned me for saying the word gay 😂 as a queer teen. their rules are all over the place I honestly don’t play anymore it’s a headache
I hope you stopped playing the game. Tell your friends to do the same.
@@spinningwheel7635 🤨
@@lucasearth653 don't mind him he's an edgelord lol
Imagine being charlie, looking up a certain video and seeing someone edit your stream reacting to that video must be gold
Wondering why Quinns is in the thumbnail...say the People Make Games video, so now I have to go over there to figure this out. Just caught me off guard real quick.
I feel bad that I’ve only just heard of Ruben Sim now and I hope he’s gonna be okay. He deserves a lot after fighting for the safety of Roblox and bringing justice to people who are actively harming children. I also hope the minors who were harmed would get the help that they need and would be more protected in the future. Although a CZcamsr and the authorities were better at catching the culprit than Roblox, I’m glad he’s at least been arrested and is being tested in court. It’s the very least we could hope for. Thank you Charlie for also talking about this and of course, thank you to Ruben and the authorities for putting action into this.
As someone who has watched Ruben’s content for a while, Roblox has taken so many petty actions on him. The one that comes to mind is IP banning his accounts for a few years because he called out the head of moderation for following a nsfw furry account on his Roblox associated twitter account.
@@Marcharound the head of mods is a furry? Who could have guessed?
Are you implying that Roblox wanted to catch the predator? No, they fought tooth-and-nail to protect him!
@@EvilOverlord1662 They protect their own.
sorry to say all the victims will probably live miserable lives once theyve realized how bad it is and the trauma sets in. thats my case at least, and the case for many. you never really heal.
Ruben is the justice. He cares about children more than Roblox, a company constantly sweeping predator issues under the rug and let those creeps lurk around on their platform. I appreciate his great deed.
EDIT: If Ruben's able to return to Roblox somehow, he would make this platform a better and safe place, i assure you
If more pedo cases submerge the platform, it will make Roblox get cancelled for there immoral ethics
That’s impossible, unless he physically works for them.
@@scpfoundation8597 Shouldn't you be containing SCP's right now?
Take a look at his history terrorizing Roblox and the community and say that again.
@@dread_nought roblox still let a few villains roam free.
I’m a video game dad. And yesterday I went through all the games on Roblox again for the second week in a row and had to report about 15 different games that were against their own terms of services. Bullying harassing sexual type games it’s fucking nuts.
The most annoying this is the lackluster punishment, he will be in the pen for 20 yrs then will probably lie to parole officers and they will let him go, and that s if he gets the 2 life sentences, he will probably take a plea and do 5 yrs or something
20 years is still is a long time. By the time he gets out technology would have moved so far forward and everything simple automated that he couldn't even be able to get a job bagging items at a grocery store. He is finished.
I'm so glad that Ruben took action against this company. If one person stands up, then many people will join them.
Nah. We are in era where majority of adequate people may approve you, but they will abstain from action. Ruben is in this fight on his own, all other people in internet are hypocrites who cheer for a couple of minutes and swap to another theme.
@@calluxdoaron1903 I can agree with that opinion, but as there are millions of people following this situation, there will be SOME people who will help the cause.
@@biggiecheez37 yeah but where was they when Ruben on all his own? Hypocrite and the nature of human bro, it’s only matter when one man make a difference
@Callux
You're so right. I just wrote the same thing in another thread.. how we cheer but not exactly jumping (at least once in a lifetime) to be a positive change on the humanity.
Ruben is one of the rare ones. And a living proof that for a change to happen sometimes it only takes one determined person. It might take years, and no one else might join your cause, but if you persists and *your cause is just* ..win or not, at least you didn't waste your life being a passive observer, and you left a legacy behind.
But people are already supporting Ruben’s cause. It doesn’t have to be physical to take action. Charles supported it in this video by bringing people to light on the topic.
The effort Roblox put into shutting Ruben up when he was trying to expose CHILD PREDATORS on their platform instead of actually doing anything paints the entire company in a shady light.
Woahhh imagine the shock, a company is void of morals and filled with terrible people, couldn't be more surprised personally
There is an alternative take here. Quite a few self declared "pedo hunters" are themselves very unsavoury. At least they're trying to make themselves famous, and their focus tends to be more on their channel and the likes, than on the victims or things such as due process. This could in many cases actually hamper the prosecution more than it helps.
This case seems different but in general I'm a bit wary about these hunter vigilante types.
@@StCreed Ruben has been heavily involved in the platform for a while, he does make some edgy content, but is clearly passionate about the site rather than trying to drum up views.
UPDATE: As of August 25th 2023 he has pled guilty to both felony charges he faces and will most likely be sentenced to 180 years in federal prison
He got sentenced 15 years ☹️
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i love how we're watching a video inside a video inside a video
I used to know Ruben Sim back when we were all on the Roblox Talk forum and he was making satirical newscasts about Roblox. Really cool guy, really nice, and seeing him expose predators, call out moderation and protect the innocent really makes me proud. He brings honor to the forum's legacy.
I really do not understand how people get "groomed" on the internet. literally just turn off the computer.
when I was 15 I was self-aware enough to not get into an uber with some random guy who accepts bribes.
@@based_mediumchungus1788 You may as well ask why anyone gets manipulated ever. "Just stop talking to them" doesn't apply when they've already gained your trust and exploited your desperation or other weaknesses. "Love" makes you do crazy things.
Young people are especially susceptible to manipulation, because they're still inexperienced and neurologically developing. So, it makes sense that they'd be targets for low-lives.
@@scarletarmada5637 well I'm 16 and I do opioids. I don't get addicted to them.
if I can do the most addictive class of drugs on the planet and not get addicted, I think people are capable of just turning off the computer 😹
@@based_mediumchungus1788 cringe
@@joeclark256 cringe? yeah, you're right. you never dun hydromorphone in your life, that is cringe indeed.
I am a veteran Roblox player and seeing this makes me sad. I remember when Roblox was more protective and caring for the community rather than doing nothing to stop people doing this while having a presence on the platform. With hit after hit on the Roblox community, it’s becoming exhausting for a lot of people like me.
Exactly, there are GENUINELY good games on roblox, but that's not because Roblox is a good company, the platform they provided is good. I'm really worried about roblox tanking, not just because of the games I enjoy, but for the parents who spent *hundreds of dollars* for their children, and that being all out the widnow.
I’m a veteran player too and it’s so saddening to see a company I once loved and looked up to so much as a kid now become so corrupt.
when did you join roblox?
@@Bigzthegreat Around early 2013,but I haven’t played in a while
It really is upsetting, they went from a fun game to greedy cooperate scum bags that can't do the bare minimum of protecting children
New sub & new to much of this type of content. Quality work, friend. Appreciate your work. 💞
The issue is most of the actual crimes committed were in the ROBLOX community but was held on discord
The victims are children who will be traumatised for life. I hope they're in an environment safe enough to properly recover in now.
Quick note: As somebody who's seen the victims of this stuff first hand, I'll try to explain that one of the biggest problems they face is how much society treats them like a cancer patient for going through something relatively innocuous. Sure it's not a good thing to happen sure, but reminding them of how "awful" sex is... well it kind of causes more problems than it solves.
@@SherrifOfNottingham Yeah, I agree. If you tell a young, impressionable person how they should feel, instead of listening to their own natural feelings on the matter, it will make them believe their own feelings are wrong and they SHOULD feel traumatized. Thereby making them traumatized. Personally, I’ve gone through several unwanted sexual encounters on the internet when I was younger, and yes, they did make me feel uncomfortable, and I learned from them, but I don’t feel broken for life like some people seem to WANT me to believe. It’s ridiculous. It is a bad thing to go through something like that, however it is not untruthful to say, that trauma can be influenced by others’ opinions of what happened, causing a victim to worry and overthink it. This is especially true for individuals with thought patterns relating to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, as in thinking “Oh they’re worried? Maybe I should be worried…” and then the rumination begins, and the placebo effect takes place, when it wouldn’t have even been there in the first place. Don’t tell people how to think when it comes to their own experiences. It just makes things worse.
They aren't traumatized for life. Stop making the children feel guilty and bad for one mistake they made lol. It was a dumb thing, nothing happened, and now it's over. There's no "trauma" to be had. Saying that just makes you part of the problem.
Making children feel like they should be traumatized for being victims is morally the same as grooming tbh.
@@SecuR0M I agree, this is by no means a good experience, but people need to expose their predator and put it behind them. Instead of talking about it like it’s a conversation. The sad fact is that people use the fact that they were abused to get sympathy and get whatever they want
@@SecuR0M yeah
Man if stuff like this keeps happening, there needs to be a consumer protection agency, the same way there are agencies checking that food-businesses are up to hygiene standards or that advertisers aren't misleading people.
It’s the consumers responsibility to take care of themselves and be safe. It’s not the government’s job to protect you
@@wolfetteplays8894 1. The consumers here are children who don't know better, many of these games are free to play so they can install them without their parents' knowledge.
2. It IS the government's job to protect you, what do you think the military, police, firefighters, federal trade commission, environment protection agency, food and drug administration, cybersecurity agencies and other such institutions are there for? Like holy shit, that is one of the whole points of having of a government.
3. Kinda amazed that a person's reaction at the suggestion that maybe we should keep an eye on companies that exploit children and possibly expose them to sex predators is just "No, they're on their own."
@@wolfetteplays8894 If it's not the governments job to protect you then why the fuck do we even have it
@@wolfetteplays8894 the entirety of society is based on other people looking out for each other so the overall group has a increased chance of survival
@@wolfetteplays8894 _imagine a democracy:_ the government are representatives of the people. People who are consumers.
So if consumers are responsible for taking care of themselves, that responsibly extends to their representatives: *the government.*
I genuinely thought it was John or related to John Shedletsky and that was going to be the saddest point of my childhood ever.
Ruben was and still is the saving grace of this platform.
If Roblox is Gotham, Ruben is Batman
This should be pinned, or the most liked comment on this vid
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Yo, love your vids
If Roblox is earth, Ruben is goku,
Especially the batman voice Ruben has
Roblox devs have always been creepy, especially the sonic ones, I’m suprised nobody noticed this years ago
Nah its just the 0.1% giving them a ad name
People did notice, it’s just that roblox did nothing about it
There are thousands of devs on the platform. Only a handful are creeps.
Barely anyone gets to meet one.
Quite a lot of Roblox Devs are horrid. Ive done a ton of testership over the last 10 years, almost every one has either fallen into pedophillia or corrupt greed.
I'm fortunate enough to spend the last 3 years with a truly reliable team who I've come to know as friends.
It's a shame but it won't be addressed by Roblox as they benefit regardless of any outcome, and are the dominator of the platform genre so there's no alternative.
You know, coming back to this a year later. Especially after seeing what Ruben has become is sad. Ruben used to be cool. Now he's acting like the lawsuit excuses any of his actions recently, which are all kind of stupid and concerning.
omg I heard about that dev years ago about grooming and nothing was done
As a parent, I disagree for myself personally about screens being distractions. I am terrified of this sort of thing happening to my children, so I am always inclined to play with them at least till I know that there's nothing shifty going on then leave them unsupervised. If anything, screens are no easier than being out at the park.
congrats you are in the positive minority of parents who will gladly suffer in order to raise their children right. however you are not the majority otherwise roblox wouldn't have so many victims to choose from. Charlie isn't saying YOU don't care he is saying the majority of parents do not care.
@@dawnseeker176 if you teach your children right and teach them internet safety then usually you dont need to sit with them while they play, because that can also be a bit of a breach of privacy. My whole family was taught internet safety and we were able to use the internet fine. Its also important to teach them internet safety early on so when they get older and into their teens they know this information and can have their own personal devices such as a phone to contact their parents in case of emergencys. Ofc when they are young its fine to check on their devices alot and make sure they are not engaging in anything bad
It's also surprising that the Uber drivers were ok with transporting the child, one of the divers must have been suspicious of the situation.
right? like maybe if it was a short distance, they couldve said she was going to a friends house or something, but 700 miles? insane
I guess he just wanted the extra cash
Not to mention that it was being paid for by someone else. Does Uber have an age limit to how young a user can be? If not, then why? If so, then surely this should've raised some red flags, right? Even if the predator gave the kid the money to give to the Uber driver, surely having that much cash would be questionable for someone that young, along with the long Uber trip in the first place, right?
@@flarestorm9417 what in the god's name are you talking about? if the kid was paid by someone and that someone comes from the destination where the child's headed the driver maybe just think whoever they're to be their relatives. long trip could be a questionable but not enough evidence to raise a red flag. IDK how in the western works but here in Indonesia, picking up children from schools or other places and being paid by whoever is at the destination is pretty normal.
I mean 15 year olds can drive. I flew on planes by myself as a kid to visit family.
i made my very first batch of online friends on roblox when i was 12 years old. while i cherish the memories i have on there, it makes me sad and- frankly- sick to my stomach now.
I’ve never used Roblox, but I remember that my nieces were prohibited from using the site due to people trying to scam them. Also I’ve heard rumors of pedophiles using the site to lure kids as well.
it's so sad seeing ROBLOX ignoring predators and instead suing content creators for jokes
Because helping their community costs $3 more than they wanted
@@ivanalves8506 cruel world.
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@LakehuntistCool😎 better at being a jackâss? you sure are!
for facts* there fixed it for you.
as a roblox player, devs harassing children is just the average tuesday afternoon
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It makes me feel lucky that I am 18+, otherwise I could be the next victim at any moment.
i wish i had the power to do this too. a man who preyed on me when i was 15 is also a developer, used to work for apple too. i really hope i was the last one but it’s usually never the case…
OMG! I just about spit out my coffee when you said you could hear the fedora in his voice. So true.
This hits home, but it is very good to hear that he was arrested, possibly for life. If Roblox cared about these situations, one of my friends could still be around today. My friend was a victim on the platform.
(context)
Allegations came up in 2020 of a former staff member for a game known as The Vibe Cafe, had a document made on them having exhaustive (but limited) evidence on someone who I believe was named Neimoru. Allegedly, it was a 15-19 relationship and the guy got away with allegedly grooming the child. Allegedly, the creator of the game, Bloxxek, had defended the staff member. No action was taken on Roblox's part to protect the victim or punish the predator.
If the allegations are true, Landon is still out there because Roblox enables, and does nothing about predators on their own platform.
They'd rather sue people like Ruben Sim.
They might have just been grounded or barred from the internet, I don't know if they, you know, or even got kidnapped/killed, but if they were groomed and the parents found out, they probably got barred from using their internet services. Though I don't know the full context.
I admit I don't know too much, the whole situation was so long ago that details are a bit hazy to me.
Grounded or barred, unlikely. Dying, even less. If they happen to be dead though, it definitely would be one hell of a rabbit hole.
@@LadyNoirality Understandable, most likely they did get their stuff taken off, especially if really young. Sorry you lost a connection like that though.
Playing a Cafe game is asking to be groomed or bullied...
@@davew9727 people like role-playing,
Ruben is a great example of: not all heroes wear capes
@Juan 🅥 yo new bot
Some heroes are made of bricks
Charlie watching someone with an even deeper monotone voice is inception levels
The sentence “a man is risking his life to expose the crimes a game platform has been committing for years on end” is downright fucking deplorable and disgusting to hear. It’s so relieving to hear that at least some form of higher authority is stepping in to help, I do really hope Ruben gets through this and his plan succeeds.