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by plughs 2503 days ago
I hope you don't mind a couple of questions, my daughter(8) has been asking to play Roblox as a lot of her friends are on it.

Being an engineer, I know full well that "filtering and pre-reviewing content" is pure marketing BS. That said, while I'm not delighted with the possiblities of adult content and in-game currency scams, I might not let that stop her from playing.

But predators - I'm planning on 'white listing' her chat options so she can only chat with known friends. Are there any vulnerabilities there?

I also am worried about how obsessed she could get. I'm willing to keep a close eye on it - unfortunately she's probably going to start obsessing about online games sooner or later, and perhaps the best time to start talking about it is now - while she still trusts my judgment - than later when she's ( possibly ) a surly teen.