simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoRoblox gets banned indefinitely in Turkey over “child exploitation”www.dexerto.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1502arrow-down15
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minus-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down29·5 months agoFair enough, but couldn’t the same be said about YouTube? They also take the biggest cut of the ad money for creators.
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60·5 months agoYes. Using kids to drive engagement on YouTube is exploitative. Parents who do that are exploiting their children
minus-squarenotfromhere@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·5 months agoBut what about…? Doesn’t excuse the first thing!
minus-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·5 months agoWhy did anyone read my comment as an excuse? I was pointing two fingers instead of one on Roblox.
minus-squarenotfromhere@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·5 months agoProbably the “but”. I agree that both are exploitive and they should all be called out on it.
minus-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoMy bad. English is not my first language.
Fair enough, but couldn’t the same be said about YouTube? They also take the biggest cut of the ad money for creators.
Yes. Using kids to drive engagement on YouTube is exploitative. Parents who do that are exploiting their children
But what about…? Doesn’t excuse the first thing!
Why did anyone read my comment as an excuse? I was pointing two fingers instead of one on Roblox.
Probably the “but”. I agree that both are exploitive and they should all be called out on it.
My bad. English is not my first language.