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Andy Chalk

Roblox executive acknowledges 'you can say, okay, we are exploiting child labour,' but would prefer you saw them as job creators

Roblox Creators image - eight Roblox characters standing side-by-side, waving at the viewer.

Acknowledging that your company's practices could be seen as exploiting child labor is a bold move, even if you go on to say that you actually think you're doing a good thing. It's a gambit that Roblox Studio head Stefano Corazza took in a recent GDC interview with Eurogamer about the company's reputation for taking advantage of work that's often produced by children.

Roblox is immensely popular with kids, who use it not just to play games but to make and share them with other users. Those creations can also be monetized, earning their makers "Robux" that can be cashed out for real money—from which Roblox takes a healthy cut.

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