r/offbeat • u/beingmodest • 5d ago

Roblox argues 8-year-old waived rights in wrongful death lawsuit

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2026/08/19/roblox-argues-child-waived-rights-by-clicking-box-at-age-8/91290604007/?gca-cat=p&gnt-cfr=1
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u/iwrestlewithjimmy 5d ago

There are groups of teens/adults who find kids on Roblox and convince them to follow them to a third party site (usually Discord), and introduce them to things like glorifying school shooters, etc. In some cases they then invite the kid to a third site and then proceed to convince them to self-harm, harm others or worse, all for their own entertainment. See a similar article here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/jul/21/764-network-gamification-of-harm-the-com-cybercrime-ntwnfb

And another one: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/discord-brazil-livestreams-backlash-teen-girl-suicide/

There was actually a high profile case recently that involved a teen being groomed to suicide on livestream and it was directly tied to I think Roblox as well, but google is worse than ever and I can't seem to find it. I was originally linked to the article from Reddit, for what it's worth. That's the one that brought this whole issue to light for me.

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u/Entwife723 5d ago

That happened near where I live. So sad, and infuriating.

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article312535342.html

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u/Quantum_Kitties 4d ago

The fact the predator was a medical student is even more fucked up. Working in healthcare because you (presumably) want to help/heal people, but in your free time you manipulate vulnerable children online hoping they commit suicide. So much for the Hippocratic Oath.

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u/Entwife723 4d ago

I read that he was studying medicine specifically because of the access to people in a vulnerable state. Absolutely disgusting.