You can’t just post one FAQ, copy and paste a response to everyone raising valid concerns, and call it a day. Hold a meeting with the higher ups, and revise this decision.
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You just know its a good update when the official Roblox account has to individually reply with copy and paste responses to criticism
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Yeah, the second example is more of a grey area.
I think anyone with basic education can come to the conclusion this is true.
However, I can also see that some parents might not want their children having any exposure to anything that relates to gender and sexuality issues. Even in the form of a statement* like this that they agree with.
Also, there are large groups traditional cultures and religions which unfortunately think this view is false. And at the end of day that makes it a polarizing issue.
Anyways, the “Roblox account” is not going to respond to specific issues because the employee doesn’t want to lose their job.
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It’s incredible they’re even clarifying anything and providing this much context.
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Just stop.
I don’t have the time to write a paragraph complaining, just stop. Read peoples messages.
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You know its a good update when the post is made through official Roblox account (just so employee behind this post wouldn’t be harrassed)
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It’s almost like they know what they’re doing will be disliked.
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I still stand by what I said (assuming Why is Roblox using a parental control on experiences with sensitive issues for users under 13? is what they mean)
I think it’s important for kids to access different viewpoints, and hiding one viewpoint is unfair. If one viewpoint is banned, the other should be banned aswell.
Would characters that are LGBTQ+ (like non-binary characters) be considered controversial because trans identities are “a sensitive topic?” in many places/households?
Would this then ban future social changes?
I see what Roblox means to do, but eventually, it’s going to just cause issues in the future and issues now in-terms of “censorship”
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They would do moderation if [they think] you intentionally lied about the questionnaire when you don’t declare sensitive topics but moderation thinks you do. “They think” being the key words, which will change with time. This would need to be heavily automated to be remotely scalable to enforce.
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Also, one thing I don’t understand is what topics were allowed on the platform that meet these criteria before this update?
I don’t play Roblox every day, but as far as I know, the only game topic that I’ve seen that is possibly sensitive is LGBT related. I can’t think of any other topic that would be allowed in the first place.
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Literally the only thing I have to say. There’s obviously a chance this is the case, and Roblox just decided to implement another useless “feature”. But I do have to say, it is QUITE a coincidence that just now, as we are seeing world-wide restrictions on the web, Roblox decides to do this.
Okay. Keep going.
Didn’t you just say you aren’t taking a stance on whether these topics are appropriate for 13 year olds? Oxymoron? Weird.
I don’t think any of the people writing this have ever been on Reddit or a TikTok comment section.
So we’re possibly having to rename our ENTIRE game, because of this change? Is this correct?
And this is pretty much you shooting yourself in your own foot. You are stressing your own moderation out over something that has MILLIONS of variables that are different all over the globe.
You’d be better off tackling the online dating issue on your platform, instead of wasting time on this. Protecting the platform from degenerates and other malicious users will have twice the positive effect, as compared to restricting games simply because of “sensitive topics”.
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Robloc employee: but dis gon be a bad update ion wanna post it
EVIL side of Robloc employee: POST IT POST IT POST IT POST IT POST IT POST IT
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Not taking a stance as in not picking one side or the other?
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How is this setting going to be presented to parents? A pop-up when it is introduced, similar to a ToS change, or just a new setting with nothing else? If there is no attention brought to it, I don’t think an informed choice can be made if most parents won’t know it exists until they see another reason to go to whatever page it is on.
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People forget how easily many countries (not just parents) like to sue big companies if they can.. for any minor thing. It’s a hateful & greedy world politicians & lawyers share.
I have seen weird lawsuits coming from Europe & EU states of late - especially EU.
Whether it’s a way to get back at the US for something or the other - or jealous that the US Techs are so big or monopolistic - it all comes into play.
But Roblox is doing the right thing - not ONLY protecting the Kids (not just in this case) but they are also protecting themselves from many different countries laws/lawsuits.
It would be easier if Roblox was just a game playable only in America - and apply restrictions only for US players - but it’s not - it’s Global.
Besides - there can never be any harm when protecting children - logically.
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the hell would they get sued for
also they’ve gotten sued more for not protecting kids by not banning problematic people
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How many times do you need to hear it ?
“FOR NOT DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT CHILDREN” 
There you go - you just answered your OWN question 
By this definition are you going to ban games with loot boxes? They’ve been a controversial topic on Roblox for years due to their unbalanced win rates - encouraging users to spend more to win - and while some developers incorporate them into their games, other developers are highly against it. The same applies to players who will happily take the risk and purchase them VS those who won’t. Year after year, developers will innovate and refresh the idea of loot boxes, leading to debates on the ethics and morals of allowing kids to gamble.
With this new “Sensitive Issues” policy, does that mean that loot boxes will automatically be banned for all players under 13 unless a parent approves? Or does it only apply when we’re talking about marriage equality?
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how would this protect children from harmful users??
roblox BANNING people who are harmful would actually be protecting children
This update is weird, I like it and I hate it at the same time. It is a BIG grey area, so I won’t argue. Hope it gets used right, but knowing Roblox’s fame…
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