A petition calling for the resignation of Roblox CEO David Baszucki has gained over 100,000 signatures amid growing concerns over child safety on the platform.
The petition, started on August 9, 2025, accused Roblox of failing to protect children, alleging that the company has repeatedly overlooked issues of exploitation and harmful content.
It further claimed that, under Baszucki’s leadership, the safety of minors had been compromised while accountability and transparency remained lacking.
The petition further alleged that Roblox had been slow to remove predators, allowing some to remain active on the platform even after they were reported. It also claimed the company permitted harmful content to circulate while over-relying on automated moderation that punishes innocent players.
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Additional complaints included allegations that community members had faced retaliation and that leadership had ignored mounting criticism and calls for reform.
Concern over the safety of children in Roblox has grown since the banning of YouTuber and predator catcher Schlep’s ban from the platform.
Roblox leadership faces increasing pressure
While the petition provides no specific names, Schlep, a YouTuber known for confronting alleged predators on Roblox, was banned from the platform and sent a cease and desist notice by the company, threatening legal action if they didn’t halt “unauthorized and harmful activities on the Roblox platform.”
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Roblox has since defended the decision to ban Schlep, describing their actions as vigilantism. In an August 16 video providing an update on the company’s safety initiatives, Roblox Chief Safety Officer Matt Kaufman stated that such vigilante activity put the community at “greater risk.”
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On August 15, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen confirmed in an X/Twitter post that he was investigating “exploitation of children on the popular gaming platform, Roblox,” and had been in contact with law enforcement as well as Schlep.
