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Roblox clamps down on vigilante groups taking matters into "their own hands" - partnership with the FBI and NCMEC aims to stop players attempting to prevent predatory behaviour on their own (www.pockettactics.com)
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[โ€“] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I had to read the article, since it initially sounded like the groups were doing the vigilantism only within the game. Once things go into real life, it's a different matter and I fully agree with you there, especially if the groups are looking for views on youtube and social media

[โ€“] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I thought it was a good idea too, I even watched the content for a bit.

It's entertaining in a weird way, but watching some guy getting beat up and then seeing the, heavily edited, "evidence" being presented really turned me off. There was a controversy, the 18 year old guy showing up for a date with a "17 year old" and being assaulted was a real incident, and so the police were involved. Their investigation found all kinds of shady things: credit card fraud, CSAM, chat logs including sexual chats with minors etc.

It all sounds good in theory, but the kind of people who would choose to do this are not the kind of people who you would trust to do it effectively. It's more like that they want to prey on people too and that's a lot easier to do (i. e. Generate funding) if you're pretending to do something noble.