My impression is that Roblox has been one of the better online environments for kids. They actively censor communication of personal details through their system which could be used to identify a child. The ability to create something that someone else may use or pay a token amount of money for is actually rewarding, however they will find out that it is not easy to make a meaningful amount of money in the creator economy.
That being said, I wouldn't be surprised if there is a degradation of the platform over time, as we have seen in other online products.
When it comes to marketing and kids, going back well over a decade to when my kids were young I remember the absolute junk that was marketed to kids in TV commercials. Playmobil and Lego (both European) were decent but the American companies went all in for flashy commercials for absolute junk from China. But it was the era when we were supposed to celebrate how much cheap stuff we were getting from China and ignore the fact that much of it was borderline useless. Marketing junk to kids is not a new thing.
My impression is that Roblox has been one of the better online environments for kids. They actively censor communication of personal details through their system which could be used to identify a child. The ability to create something that someone else may use or pay a token amount of money for is actually rewarding, however they will find out that it is not easy to make a meaningful amount of money in the creator economy.
That being said, I wouldn't be surprised if there is a degradation of the platform over time, as we have seen in other online products.
When it comes to marketing and kids, going back well over a decade to when my kids were young I remember the absolute junk that was marketed to kids in TV commercials. Playmobil and Lego (both European) were decent but the American companies went all in for flashy commercials for absolute junk from China. But it was the era when we were supposed to celebrate how much cheap stuff we were getting from China and ignore the fact that much of it was borderline useless. Marketing junk to kids is not a new thing.
I meant to vote good change. Bad stuff won't happen.