The popular teenage gaming site thats a haven for pedophiles

Popular online game Roblox is an X-rated pedophile hellscape which exposes children to grooming, pornography and violent content, according to new research.

Hindenburg Research issued damning findings on Tuesday after a protracted investigation into the controversial kids game.

With no set age restrictions, Roblox has become extremely popular for young kids, offering a series of different games and interactive tools.

But the new research paper references an alarming amount of inappropriate links which are at a childs fingertips when they are on the game.

Core to the problem is that Robloxs social media features allow pedophiles to efficiently target hundreds of children, with no up-front screening to prevent them from joining the platform, the paper stated.

Popular online game Roblox is an X-rated pedophile hellscape which exposes children to grooming, pornography and violent content, according to new research

Hindenburg Research issued damning findings on Tuesday after a protracted investigation into the controversial kids game

To test the theory, researchers attempted to create accounts using names of infamous child molesters and criminals.

They attempted to create an account under the name Earl Brian Bradley - a pedophile convicted of molesting 103 children - but learned the username was already taken, along with a host of variants, including earlbrianbradley69.

There were 900 variations of the name Jeffrey Epstein, and 600 hits when searching Diddy games. 

Some of these games were titled Diddy Party, Run from Diddy Simulator and, separately, Escape to Epstein Island. 

Kids on child accounts - that is, under the age of 13 - were also able to search adult to find inappropriate content. 

According to Roblox, 21 percent of users are under the age of nine. 

Kids on child accounts - that is, under the age of 13 - were also able to search adult to find inappropriate content 

There were 900 variations of the name Jeffrey Epstein, and 600 hits when searching Diddy games

Researchers claimed they were easily able to trackdown games and groups trading child pornography and soliciting sexual favors.

In all, Roblox self-reported more than 13,000 incidents of child exploitation to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2023.

The research references several  high profile, disturbing cases of pedophiles using Roblox to groom victims.

In Wales in 2018, a 29-year-old man was arrested for grooming 150 children via the game.

Another man was charged in New Jersey after he kidnapped an 11-year-old girl he met while playing the game. He later pleaded guilty to one count of Coercion and Enticement of a Minor.

Researchers claimed they were easily able to trackdown games and groups trading child pornography and soliciting sexual favors

An unidentified 11-year-old girl from Wayne, New Jersey was kidnapped and taken across state lines by a 27-year-old Darius Matylewich to Bear, Delaware

Arnold Castillo, 23 and also from New Jersey, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison in 2023 after pleading guilty to Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity and Coercion and Enticement of a Minor.

He paid for an Uber to pick the 15-year-old girl up and bring her across state lines to his home. He sexually abused the girl and attempted to purchase Plan B to ensure she did not fall pregnant.

Robloxs chief safety officer, Matt Kaufman, has previously hit back at complaints about the safety measures on the game.

We will continue to work tirelessly to keep our users safe and be vigilant against bad actors who might attempt to circumvent our safety systems, he said. 

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