Roblox just made it pretty clear that if a developer does something terrible in real life, they aren’t necessarily going to get banned. And if you’re a parent whose kid spends hours on the platform every day, that’s probably not what you want to hear.
During a Q&A, someone asked a question that’s been floating around the community for a while: why does Roblox keep letting controversial creators profit from their games, even when there are serious allegations against them outside the platform? They probably brought up TheOfficiaITeddy, a well-known developer who’s been accused of really questionable behavior and has made games that people have called “child dating simulators.”
Roblox founder and CEO David Baszucki responded carefully, calling it a “thoughtful question.” He basically said the company doesn’t want to jump to conclusions about people based on what they do outside Roblox.
“It starts to get a little complicated,” he said. “When we start analyzing everyone’s behavior everywhere else in the world relative to what they’ve created on our own platform, we want to be very thoughtful of not over-jumping to conclusions… and generally judge the content itself to the extent we can.”
I get what he’s saying. Roblox doesn’t want to play detective or ruin someone’s livelihood over unverified accusations. That makes sense in theory. But here’s where it gets messy: Roblox’s audience is mostly kids. If there’s even a chance that a developer has crossed some serious lines, do we really want that person making games for children?
Platforms like YouTube and Twitch have banned creators over real-world behavior before. They do it because the risk to the community is too big. Roblox seems to be saying they’re not going to do that unless something happens on Roblox itself.
And honestly, that leaves a lot of parents in a weird spot. It feels like Roblox is prioritizing fairness for developers over peace of mind for families. That might sound noble, but if you’re a mom or dad trying to keep your kid safe online, it might not feel good enough.
This is a tricky problem. No one is saying Roblox should instantly ban anyone the moment a rumor surfaces. But with how huge Roblox has become and how young its players are, it feels like the company needs to be extra cautious. Right now, their approach seems to put a lot of trust in creators, and that might not be the kind of safety net parents are hoping for.