Roblox gets banned indefinitely in Turkey over “child exploitation” - Dexerto
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The Turkish government has blocked access to Roblox for users across the nation over concerns regarding “child exploitation”.
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Kids make maps. Stuff in the maps is sold for Roblox bucks. Roblox bucks cost money to buy. The kid who makes the map gets the Roblox bucks, and can sell them. The problem is you only get 30% back when you sell a Roblox buck.

So kids spend time making big maps and servers, buying ads, getting shoutouts on YouTube/whatever, and Roblox takes a 70% cut from all of it

Reddit is better.
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Sounds like a normal business that gives kids a chance to make money.

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A normal business, yes. Normal businesses are highly and cruelly exploitative, which is why we decided 80 years ago (in the US) that children, at the very least, should be protected from them.

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Its exploiting child labor and the impulsive brain chemistry of adolescence.

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“labor” 😂

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Fair enough, but couldn’t the same be said about YouTube? They also take the biggest cut of the ad money for creators.

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Yes. Using kids to drive engagement on YouTube is exploitative. Parents who do that are exploiting their children

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The children yearn for the mines

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Can’t tell if you’re kidding.

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Isn’t it more like 20%

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