Roblox CEO defends its predator crisis as an ‘opportunity’ while downplaying gambling as 'fun' if done right

Roblox CEO David Baszucki’s appearance on The New York Times’ Hard Fork podcast has sparked backlash after he framed the platform’s child predator crisis as an “opportunity” and floated the idea of ga

mbling-like mechanics as “fun” if implemented in an educational, legal way. The interview, intended to showcase new AI age-verification tools, instead highlighted growing concerns over Roblox’s safety ...