2026-08-08T11:09:55.729826Z

Roblox Tanked $9 Billion In A Single Day After The Company Admitted It Was Directing Fewer Kids Toward Viral Games That ‘Emphasize Short-Term Monetization’

kotaku.com/roblox-tanked-9-billion-in-a-single-day-after-the-company-admitted-it-was-directing-fewer-kids-toward-viral-games-that-emphasize-short-term-monetization-2000722002

KotakuWall Street Punishes Roblox For Directing Kids To Better GamesWall Street seems unhappy about improvements to the Roblox recommendation algorithm

2026-08-08T16:36:31.693291Z

Racoonwithbenefits@Racoonwithbenefits@lemmy.zip

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Replying to @⁨sanitation@lemmy.today⁩

Ive banned my kid from playing roblox

Those games are pure poison and brain dead incremental crap

2026-08-08T18:44:21.587948Z

SolSerkonos@SolSerkonos@piefed.social

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There used to be some gems on there when it was much newer and I was younger. Nowadays? Pure godawful slop.

⁨Aug⁩ ⁨8⁩, ⁨2026⁩, ⁨18:44⁩en

2026-08-08T20:06:37.914532Z

Dozzi92@Dozzi92@lemmy.world

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Replying to @⁨SolSerkonos@piefed.social⁩

There’s still some decent games, but you gotta really sift through shit. I only know because of my kids. I don’t have an issue with them playing. I don’t let them friend anyone (they don’t know in real life), chat is dead, and when they play dumb games, they eventually come to the “this is dumb” conclusion, and I treat it like a learning experience.