‘Roblox’ sues long-banned user for allegedly terrorizing the platform
ROBLOX sued someone was banned for a long time ago because it allegedly terrorized the game platform and the developer community. The Roblox Corporation wants Benjamin Robert Simon to stop alleged employee abuse and users on Roblox and elsewhere, and to pay $ 1.65 million compensation.
In submission, which was first reported by Polygon, the company claimed Simon, a leader of “CyberMob”, “committed and encouraged a violated action that was designed to hurt Roblox and its users.” Roblox forbid him for years ago, allegedly because it uses homophobics and racists, harassing others and sexual abuse. Simon is said to use an account created by someone else and hacked to maintain access to the platform.
This lawsuit contains several examples of violations intended in the Simon section. Among them were allegations that he posted “fake terrorist threats and misleading” last month which led to the temporary closure of the Roblox developer conference in San Francisco. ROBLOX claims the price is $ 50,000 to investigate the threat and secure the venue.
In addition, Simon was accused of “Glamorization April 3, 2018 Active Shooter and Murder at Youtube Headquarters in San Bruno, California and threatened / mocked terrorist copycatism at the Roblox Headquarters in San Mateo, California closest.” Roblox also claimed he tried to upload photos that were mostly naked from him and Adolf Hitler’s image, and tried to upload a sex geme to the platform.
Simon, a popular YouTuber known as Ruben SIM, allegedly received profit from the action video uploaded to the platform and Patreon. Roblox corporations sued them, among others, violating contracts, fraud and allegedly violating computer fraud and abuse and access to California comprehensive data and fraud law.
ROBLOX has tens of millions of daily users, many of whom are children. Maintain trolls as far as possible from the important platform to help protect the young audience platform. The lawsuit followed a blackout that knocked Roblox offline for three days.
