Roblox is certainly one of the most played videogames nowdays, more so by teens and minors that just want to go around with friends or people online and play random events. However, due to the nature of the game and the demographic it's aimed towards, it has become a target for predators online.

There has been many cases of adults harassing minors by using Roblox as the medium, and it was due to this, that one X user in particular by the name of Schlep took it upon himself to make it his livelihood to stop these awful people and behaviours from occurring on a children's game, and to thwart and stop their illegal activities by hunting down and catching predators on his own, all of this of course, with the police and proper authorities support, with Schlep managing to bring to justice, complete with arrests, 6 predators up to this day according to his X profile bio.

Due to Schlep's actions to hunt down predators, Roblox took notice, sending a Cease & Desist letter to Schlep, alongside banning all of his accounts, terminating them entirely on August 9th, 2025:

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A Cease & Desists letter (C&D) is issued as a warning to a user, with the company usually demanding the user at hand to halt and stop all activities detailed in the letter. Failure to comply with the C&D letter can end up in the user receiving a lawsuit directly from the company.

Schlep let his followers know about the C&D letter he got from Roblox, and the posts was quickly gaining attention, with many users online dropping
Things After the C&D issue with Schlep was becoming more widespread, Roblox themselves released a statement through their social media accounts, explaining their decision to remove "vigilantes" from Roblox.

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The statement goes into detail about how to report users that could be seen as dangerous or engaging in dubious activities, but that's far from the issue, as the explanation for banning "vigilantes", as Roblox deems them, is that they usually impersonate other people (sometimes even minors) in order to lead plausible predators in an engagement of sexually explicit conversations, which goes against Roblox's Terms of Service.

However, the issue escalated even further, with government officials now taking notice of the whole situation. A few hours ago, US Congressman Ro Khanna issued a video statement saying that Roblox is not doing enough to protect children from online creators in their game. Ro Khanna is creating a petition to push Roblox to do more for their minor userbase and protect people using their game, with the petition's goal set to 1 million signature to sign up to this Friday:

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Schlep has been in contact with Congressman Ro Khanna, and Schlep, alongside user KreekCraft, have shared information and resources they have, with instances of failed policy's on Roblox end, according to KreekCraft.

The situation with Roblox and their issues with predators in their game is a growing issue day by day, and with the current state of affairs with Schlep and Ro Khanna, we can only hope that this will force Roblox to do more to properly address these illegal activities towards children happening within their own servers.

Save Roblox Petition
Schlep's X profile
Roblox Statement

 

[VinsCool]

Well if that's not admitting they protect pedos in that game, I dunno what else this is about.

 

[K3Nv4]

Well if that's not admitting they protect pedos in that game, I dunno what else this is about.

Not exactly true there is an old saying get so involved with something you start acting like that crowd. The way some people handle these situations is cringe. They just want the views it's not out of I'm doing good to be good potentiallly. These types of subjects gather views left and right. Say anything against it and you get phrases like "durr must be a pedo."

This is why online needs further actions against sensitive subjects like this. If you see any potential crimes like this contact local authorities asap. I see it in the same context as like "look at how I going to transform this homeless guys life. Totally not for the views." Just because a corporation doesn't want their name involved in a situation doesn't mean they are protecting anything.

I've seen some questionable comments on temp some users have made.

 

[Kioku]

Low hanging fruit and all that... It doesn't surprise me in the least.

 

[Marc_LFD]

So Roblux took the pedo side... Disgusting.

My little nephew plays this and I wish he didn't, there's so much degeneracy in Roblux.

 

[ZeroT21]

Roblox was always exploitive towards their base no matter who it is. As long everything looks legit on the surface with money coming in. They'll sweep everything else under the rug and act all cozy with the authorities

 

[Sir Tortoise]

Regardless of any actual problems with "vigilantes", like yes, it's far from the best solution to have someone dress up as a bat and beat people up... Roblox is clearly just doing this because they think it makes them look bad. Having people expose predators highlights that there are predators. Banning them for that highlights it WAY more.

 

[YoureALoser]

Not exactly true there is an old saying get so involved with something you start acting like that crowd. The way some people handle these situations is cringe. They just want the views it's not out of I'm doing good to be good potentiallly. These types of subjects gather views left and right. Say anything against it and you get phrases like "durr must be a pedo."

This is why online needs further actions against sensitive subjects like this. If you see any potential crimes like this contact local authorities asap. I see it in the same context as like "look at how I going to transform this homeless guys life. Totally not for the views." Just because a corporation doesn't want their name involved in a situation doesn't mean they are protecting anything.

I've seen some questionable comments on temp some users have made.

Except it is entirely true. They are making a profit from pedos, therefore they will protect pedos. Also, who the hell cares if the guy is exposing pedos for the right reason or wrong reason? At least he is doing something about it. Honestly, you yourself are acting like a pedo/defender of pedos.

 

[Xzi]

Apparently the "Chief Safety Officer" at Roblox Corporation sold off a ton of stock right after they announced they were banning Schlep. Not a good look at all.

 

[VinsCool]

Apparently the "Chief Safety Officer" at Roblox Corporation sold off a ton of stock right after they announced they were banning Schlep. Not a good look at all.

They clearly know what they are doing, and they know they will set a precedent with this, so better abandon ship while there is some time left.

 

[K3Nv4]

Except it is entirely true. They are making a profit from pedos, therefore they will protect pedos. Also, who the hell cares if the guy is exposing pedos for the right reason or wrong reason? At least he is doing something about it. Honestly, you yourself are acting like a pedo/defender of pedos.

See what I mean? This proves every thing I already said.

 

[Deleted member 705600]

Yep, that's Roblox for ya

Whatever sort of innocent children game you thought may be left of it, you are thinking wrong

That dammned game is nothing more but a shell of its past self full of child labor, games full of microtransactions and gacha practices, sexualized avatars, soft-porn and grooming

They don't care, they haven't for years, they just like abusing their young userbase one way or another

 

[DiscostewSM]

This is like, the opposite of Nintendo. Nintendo had made things we liked, but it also ended up being used for inappropriate things and even garnered attention by those with sick minds. When it became apparent that such heinous actions were happening, Nintendo ended those apps. Those were fun apps, but not their money makers.

With Roblox, however, it is the company's source of profit, so they are protecting their profits at the expense of allow these sick minds to roam free on their service, preying on the younger generations.

 

[Vixi]

Isn't this story years old now? Or was that another youtube they sued for defamation for proving in a video there's pedophiles in Roblox?

 

[Xzi]

Just because a corporation doesn't want their name involved in a situation doesn't mean they are protecting anything.

It would be a different matter if they could prove that their safeguards have been sufficient in protecting against predators, but the fact that these vigilantes keep finding them so easily proves the opposite. And as I mentioned above, their Chief Safety Officer selling off a bunch of stock means they know that this additional scrutiny will reveal even more failings on their part. Even if they aren't actively protecting pedophiles, they're profiting from a platform which enables them, meaning they have very little incentive to make big changes.

 

[codezer0]

Insert Roblox Oof sound here

 

[xdarkx]

Roblox management needs to be investigated.

 

[K3Nv4]

It would be a different matter if they could prove that their safeguards have been sufficient in protecting against predators, but the fact that these vigilantes keep finding them so easily proves the opposite. And as I mentioned above, their Chief Safety Officer selling off a bunch of stock means they know that this additional scrutiny will reveal even more failings on their part. Even if they aren't actively protecting pedophiles, they're profiting from a platform which enables them, meaning they have very little incentive to make big changes.

I think people are missing my point. People chase these types of subjects just for views. Even if the person has good intentions it's still dangerous. It doesn't matter how much security you bring with you. It just takes one sick twisted mind two seconds to pull out a pistol and end your life over it. Instead if you see this behavior and receive messages like this you should instantly contact local authorities.

I rarely see people get patted down for weapons when it comes to these busts. They just sit them down start talking for like an hour then get police involved when it should be police involved first. That's where it gets cringe and dangerous.

 

[Xzi]

I think people are missing my point. People chase these types of subjects just for views. Even if the person has good intentions it's still dangerous. It doesn't matter how much security you bring with you. It just takes one sick twisted mind two seconds to pull out a pistol and end your life over it. Instead if you see this behavior and receive messages like this you should instantly contact local authorities.

I rarely see people get patted down for weapons when it comes to these busts. They just sit them down start talking for like an hour then get police involved when it should be police involved first. That's where it gets cringe and dangerous.

As far as I'm aware, Schlep and others like him don't confront these predators IRL. They do report them to Roblox, to the authorities, and even to a congressman in this case, after they've gathered proof of inappropriate/illegal conduct. The responses have been largely insufficient, however, and it's often the whistleblowers themselves that receive more backlash than the predators they're exposing.

 

[K3Nv4]

As far as I'm aware, Schlep and others like him don't confront these predators IRL. They do report them to Roblox, to the authorities, and even to a congressman in this case, after they've gathered proof of inappropriate/illegal conduct. The responses have been largely insufficient, however, and it's often the whistleblowers themselves that receive more backlash than the predators they're exposing.

Yeah because people see these types of subjects they want to copy the style because they gather millions of views and end up not taking proper security measures. Video or not its so flooded people just see the drama and forget the main purpose of following up just move onto the next subject of drama. Just saying most don't handle it in smarter ways.

 

[a_username_that_is_cool]

oh yeah i heard of this! it's due to the small fact Roblox needs to get bombed. Whenever their servers go down the pessimistic side of me is going "oh there goes David DMing little girls again! " if he got revealed as a pedo i would not be surprised