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  "description": "Cecilia D'Anastasio on Roblox’s efforts to protect children from pedophiles. ",
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    "_How Roblox Became a Playground for Virtual Fascists_",
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  "textContent": "Roblox is one of those games that is more popular than you can imagine, but unless you are of a certain age group and live in that world, you’ll rarely hear about it unless it makes the news for some terrible reason. More recently, for example, we wrote about the Tumbler Ridge shooter who _created a mass shooting simulator in Roblox_.\n\nBut what is Roblox, how big is it exactly, and why does it seem like it's so frequently embroiled in controversy? This week we’re joined by Cecilia D’anstasio in an attempt to answer all of these questions.\n\nThis week we’re joined by Cecilia D'Anastasio. Cecilia reports about video games at Bloomberg, and has written many important articles about the business and controversies of one of the biggest games in the world, Roblox. A few weeks ago we had _Patrick Klepek on to discuss Roblox from a parent’s perspective_, but today we’re going to hear about it from the perspective of a great investigative reporter and for my money the most knowledgeable journalists about Roblox.\n\n404 Media is a journalist-founded company and needs your support. To subscribe, go to 404media.co. As well as bonus content every single week, subscribers get access to additional episodes where we respond to their best comments. Subscribers also get early access to our interview series. Gain access to that content at _404media.co_.\n\nListen to the weekly podcast on _Apple Podcasts_, _Spotify_, or _YouTube_.\n\nBecome a paid subscriber for early access to these interview episodes and to power our journalism. If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast host Transistor for a link to the subscribers-only version! You can also add that subscribers feed to your podcast app of choice and never miss an episode that way. The email should also contain the subscribers-only unlisted YouTube link for the extended video version too. It will also be in the show notes in your podcast player.\n\n  * _Roblox’s Pedophile Problem_\n  *  _How Roblox Became a Playground for Virtual Fascists_\n  *  _Roblox Game-Buying Frenzy Is Turning Teens Into Millionaires_\n  *  _Roblox User Group Re-Creates Real-Life Mass Shooting Events_\n\n",
  "title": "Understanding Roblox’s Grooming Problem",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-13T17:08:46.036Z"
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