

That means “It’s hard to identify which 10% are the right ones to review,” the document reads. One issue identified in the documents is that although Roblox’s systems scan 100 percent of submitted abuse reports, only around 10 percent of those are actionable. Roblox also sorts phrases into other sections such as “sexting,” “bullying,” “racist,” and “religion.” “Can I get a predator," and other horrifying terms that clearly relate to child sexual abuse. “Wish you were younger” is scored as a 3. Using a non-work phone or computer, you can contact Joseph Cox securely on Signal on +44 20 8133 5190, Wickr on josephcox, or one document, a “roadmap vision” for the Safety Group includes introducing new categories such as “grooming.” Another document lists some of the words that Roblox says relate to “grooming” and appears to assign them a score. What kind of Society do we want to be?” one slide included in the hacked documents reads.ĭo you work at Roblox? We'd love to hear from you.

They also include a spreadsheet with a scoring system for specific banned terms that can be used in chat the scoring system is seemingly intended to determine the severity of a specific phrase and is broken into categories that include "bullying," "sexting," "underage," "racist," "grooming," "subversive," "self_harm," "religion," and more. The documents, which were stolen by a hacker and published online, includes internal discussions about how to respond to some of the highest-profile content moderation challenges the platform has faced, such as how and when to remove user-made games that simulate mass shootings and how to respond to media inquiries about strip clubs in the game.
