Roblox threatens to sue child predator hunter over exposing grooming

Roblox has threatened to sue a "predator hunter" named "Schlep" who makes videos on exposing child predators on Roblox who are attempting to groom children.

Lawyers representing The Roblox Corporation have banned Schlep and all of his accounts following a cease and desist letter being sent to the YouTuber, who has more than 640,000 subscribers. Schlep posted a recent video explaining the letter from Roblox, which claims the YouTuber is "engaging in simulated child endangerment conversations, sharing or soliciting personally identifiable information (PII), [and] directing users to move conversations off-platform."

Notably, Schlep claims to have directly influenced the arrest of six predators using the Roblox ecosystem for participating in nefarious grooming activity. Moreover, Schlep says during the video that he experienced grooming by an individual when he was younger, and that his motivation behind his vigilante activities on Roblox is to prevent what happened to him from happening to other children using the platform.

The YouTube video has gained more than 1.3 million views since it was posted just 48 hours ago, and has attracted quite a lot of attention on social media platforms through the hashtag #FreeSchlep. This isn't the first time the Roblox platform has been involved with child predatory behavior, as the platform has had quite a long and documented history with child predatory behavior, including kidnappings.

Despite the clear issues the Roblox platform is and has been facing with child predator association, Roblox CEO David Baszucki recently said Roblox is more than just a game; it's a "wellness platform" that intends to turn into a dating platform. More on that story below.