- cross-posted to:
- gaming@lemmy.world
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- gaming@lemmy.world
“My first message would be, if you’re not comfortable, don’t let your kids be on Roblox. That sounds a little counter-intuitive, but I would always trust parents to make their own decisions,” the company’s director noted.
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As a parent, that actually seems reasonable. Now watch everyone go nuts.
I agree. Doesn’t seem like an outlandish take at all. Parents should be involved in their kids’ gaming choices, especially if there’s online interactions or lootbox/gacha components.
Offloading parenting to corporations is just a terrible idea all around.
Ellie Gibson - from the Scummy Mummies podcast - said Mr Baszucki’s message risked sounding “a bit of a get out”.
“It’s much easier said than done, especially when all their friends are playing it,” she told the BBC.
That’s wild to me. “Your platform isn’t safe.” “So don’t let your kids use it.” “But all their friends are on it!”
It’s a platform. There are fetish games on it. It mystifies me how parents let their children freely access unmoderated content.
