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		noitpmeder 48 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Roblox CEO interview about child safety didn't go ... But most games have unrestricted chat, aside from maybe wordlist filters ... Wow, runescape, call of duty, battlefield, ... Didn't and don't they still all have basically unrestricted chat? Sure they might not be expressly marketed to kids, but everyone I knew was playing wow and runescape in elementary school with no issues.

mhast 48 days ago [–]

None of those games are made for children. Particularly not CoD and Battlefield.

That doesn't mean kids don't want to play them. But Roblox is pitching itself as a safe space for kids.

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