CEO Urges Parents to Protect Kids

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Keep kids off Roblox if worried, CEO Dave Baszucki tells parents

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Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki says parents should not let their children on the gaming site.

Site has been dogged by claims of some children being exposed to explicit or harmful content through its games.

He insists that the company is vigilant in protecting its users.

In the UK the Online Safety Act , which comes in to force in April , has strict laws aimed at protecting children.

The name Roblox was a mash-up of the words "robot" and blocks" The platform grew quickly in popularity and there were also early warning signs of its future issues.

Mr Cassel noticed some players "starting to act out" and not always behaving in a "civilised" way.

But despite attracting decent numbers, it was a year later , when the firm launched its digital currency Robux , that it really started to make money.

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