Roblox has been around for a long time. The online game platform first launched in 2006 — just two years after vanilla World of Warcraft hit (the first time) and three years after Second Life, a ...

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Short-selling firm Hindenburg Research said in a report released Tuesday that the videogame platform Roblox has reported inflated user metrics to investors and has favored growth over child safety.

When the PR team at Roblox reached out to ask if I had any interest in learning more about the platform, I'm not sure what made me say yes. I'd never really been a gamer, and as far as I knew, Roblox ...