2026-05-20 10:04:00 UTC / 路透社
作者：考特尼·罗森
2026年5月20日 美国东部时间上午10:04，更新于27分钟前
2024年11月24日，美国华盛顿特区联邦贸易委员会（FTC）总部的标牌。路透社/伯努瓦·泰西耶 购买授权许可
华盛顿，5月20日（路透社）——据一封共享给路透社的信件显示，两家儿童权益倡导团体于周三要求美国联邦贸易委员会调查游戏平台罗布乐思（Roblox），称其设计功能和营销手段“不公平且具有欺骗性”。
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- 这两个团体分别是公平游戏组织（Fairplay）和国家性剥削问题研究中心，他们在信中要求联邦贸易委员会调查罗布乐思是否违反了《联邦贸易法》第5条。该法律禁止影响商业的不公平或欺骗性行为。
- 这些团体在信中表示，该公司在其平台的安全性问题上欺骗公众。他们还称，罗布乐思不正当地向年轻用户施压，要求他们花钱以获取特殊的游戏内特权。
- 此次调查请求是全球范围内对罗布乐思日益严格的审查的又一例证。该公司在美国联邦法院面临超过140起诉讼，指控其明知故犯地为儿童性剥削行为提供便利。这些诉讼指控罗布乐思打造了一个面向未成年人的平台，使得性侵犯者能够锁定并联系他们。
- 罗布乐思的一名发言人表示，该公司“强烈反对”信中的指控。罗布乐思称，其要求美国用户完成年龄验证才能与其他玩家聊天，且未成年人只能与年龄相近的其他用户聊天。
- 联邦贸易委员会的一名发言人拒绝置评。
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US watchdog urged to probe Roblox over child safety and marketing
2026-05-20 10:04:00 UTC / Reuters
By Courtney Rozen
May 20, 2026 10:04 AM UTC Updated 27 mins ago
A view of signage at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 24, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier Purchase Licensing Rights
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) – Two children’s advocacy groups asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to investigate gaming platform Roblox, according to a letter shared with Reuters saying its design features and marketing techniques are “unfair and deceptive.”
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- The groups Fairplay and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation asked the FTC to investigate whether Roblox violated the Federal Trade Act’s section 5, according to the letter. The law prohibits unfair or deceptive practices affecting commerce.
- The company is deceiving the public about the safety of its platform, the groups said in the letter. They also said Roblox unfairly pressures young users to spend money to access special in-game privileges.
- The request adds to intensifying scrutiny of Roblox across the world. The company is facing more than 140 lawsuits in U.S. federal court accusing it of knowingly facilitating child sexual exploitation. The lawsuits accuse Roblox of designing a platform marketed to minors that allows predators to target and contact them.
- Roblox “strongly disputes” the claims in the letter, a spokesperson said. Roblox requires U.S. users to complete an age check to be able to chat with other players, and minors can only chat with other users close to their age, according to Roblox.
- An FTC spokesperson declined to comment.
Reporting by Courtney Rozen; Editing by Stephen Coates
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