A research firm shorts Roblox because the game company is allegedly misleading investors, lying about user numbers, and facilitating illicit behavior with minors. Roblox denies the accusations.

Bots on 'Pedophile Hellscape' Roblox Are Padding Player Counts, Research Claims A research firm shorts Roblox because the game company is allegedly misleading investors, lying about user numbers ...

Investment research and advocacy firm Hindenburg says it's shorting Roblox stock because the game platform is misleading investors by overstating player counts and presenting financial figures ...

Players will create multiple accounts for a variety of reasons, such as to evade bans. But Hindenburg’s report focuses more on Roblox’s system for paying developers of games on the platform.

As gaming hits draw tens of millions of simultaneous players, Roblox engineers make sure the internet’s youth never deal with buffering.