Ethan Dallas was targeted by an adult sexual predator on Roblox when he was 12, and later on Discord, according to a lawsuit. He took his own life last year.
Roblox does not seem to care what they do as long as it makes money. This seems like a huge problem.
Discord on the other hand… I honestly don’t care if they go out of business, I really don’t like that platform. But how did they have any responsibility in this matter?
It argues that if Roblox and Discord had taken steps to screen users before allowing them on apps, or implemented age and identity verification and other safety measures, “Ethan would have never interacted with this predator, never suffered the harm that he did, and never died by suicide.”
They want these sites to screen every users ID on sign up. I’m sure the courts will love another, “for the children” security bill.
Discord has been taking down free bot systems that people have created to cross check user history and keep them away from minors by banning them from all servers that subscribe to the service. It was entirely opt in and discord obviously doesn’t care that people are groomed they are in fact facilitating in and blocking any organized efforts to stop predators.
As they should, honestly. While those bots can be used to track down and identify predators, they have also been used for harassing and doxxing innocent users. There’s little to no security oversight with those bots.
Roblox does not seem to care what they do as long as it makes money. This seems like a huge problem.
Discord on the other hand… I honestly don’t care if they go out of business, I really don’t like that platform. But how did they have any responsibility in this matter?
The actual abuse occurred on Discord after the child was groomed on Roblox.
They want these sites to screen every users ID on sign up. I’m sure the courts will love another, “for the children” security bill.
Discord has been taking down free bot systems that people have created to cross check user history and keep them away from minors by banning them from all servers that subscribe to the service. It was entirely opt in and discord obviously doesn’t care that people are groomed they are in fact facilitating in and blocking any organized efforts to stop predators.
As they should, honestly. While those bots can be used to track down and identify predators, they have also been used for harassing and doxxing innocent users. There’s little to no security oversight with those bots.