▲ 247 ▼ Roblox Tanked $9 Billion In A Single Day After The Company Admitted It Was Directing Fewer Kids Toward Viral Games That ‘Emphasize Short-Term Monetization’ (kotaku.com) submitted 1 week ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Racoonwithbenefits@lemmy.zip 46 points 6 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SolSerkonos@piefed.social 15 points 6 days ago (1 child) There used to be some gems on there when it was much newer and I was younger. Nowadays? Pure godawful slop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago There's still some decent games, but you gotta really sift through shit. I only know because of my kids. I don't have an issue with them playing. I don't let them friend anyone (they don't know in real life), chat is dead, and when they play dumb games, they eventually come to the "this is dumb" conclusion, and I treat it like a learning experience. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SolSerkonos@piefed.social 15 points 6 days ago (1 child) There used to be some gems on there when it was much newer and I was younger. Nowadays? Pure godawful slop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago There's still some decent games, but you gotta really sift through shit. I only know because of my kids. I don't have an issue with them playing. I don't let them friend anyone (they don't know in real life), chat is dead, and when they play dumb games, they eventually come to the "this is dumb" conclusion, and I treat it like a learning experience. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago There's still some decent games, but you gotta really sift through shit. I only know because of my kids. I don't have an issue with them playing. I don't let them friend anyone (they don't know in real life), chat is dead, and when they play dumb games, they eventually come to the "this is dumb" conclusion, and I treat it like a learning experience. permalink fedilink source parent