
Sex, lies, and video games: Inside Roblox’s war on porn - car
https://www.fastcompany.com/90539906/sex-lies-and-video-games-inside-roblox-war-on-porn
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Traubenfuchs
As an adult, it feels weird to say this, but it's probably the former child in
me speaking: This is absolutely beautiful. It sounds like the vibrant, lawless
communities no longer found on 4chan and obscure forums that are now dead.
Children and teenagers finding their own way without adult supervision. If I
was 15 years younger I would probably download Roblox right now.

Keeping the pedos and other bad actors out is probably impossible, instead
society and parenting should focus on educating children on the dangers and
mitigation.

Teach them not to give out personal information, not to send pictures they
wouldn't want the whole world to see and not to be too trusting and they
should be good. If they follow those rules, this kind of exploring and
creation of (youth) culture is actually safer than anything that happens irl.

Whatever happened to Second Life, where all of this should be possible without
fighting censorship?

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bitwize
> This is absolutely beautiful. It sounds like the vibrant, lawless
> communities no longer found on 4chan and obscure forums that are now dead.

Leaving aside the fact that a lack of strict moderation where kids congregate
is a virtual smorgasbord for pedophiles, remember that the "vibrant, lawless
community" of 4chan and the like gave rise to a right-wing movement powerful
enough to put Trump into office. It was Marcuse's repressive tolerance being
played out before our eyes.

An increasingly censored and regulated internet is inevitable, _for the good
of civilization_.

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jimmygrapes
I am sure this goes against HN rules, but I found your comment particularly
disgusting. Just wanted you to know.

