“Assassination Simulator” appears on children’s online gaming website Rob Less Shortly after the cruel murder of conservative stars Charlie Kirk.
Children under 5 can access the simulator and its animation, bloody description, documenting the September 10 shooting. Kirk When he talks with students on the Utah Valley University campus.
The company quickly dropped the horrible game and over 100 other “experiences” on the platform related to Mr. Kirk’s death violated their content rules by company officials. This creepy video raises new criticisms of the site, which has 380 million active users per month, and is under 40% younger.
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announces investigation into whether the state can take legal action Rob Less“There is a lack of proper safety measures and the harmful content and child predators are surpassed,” he said.
Violence Rob Less Video games related to Mr. Kirk’s death are the latest content that has caused anger and fears that the multi-billion-dollar platform is hurting children. Many games are created by users.
In April, Rob Less A series of games critics say are banned, which produces sexually explicit content, including “public bathroom simulator” and other “family gathering venues” games that become the hub for simulated activities.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill sued the gaming giant, accusing the platform of danger to children.
Ms. Muriel said the platform “prioritizes user growth, revenue and profits over child safety.”
In August, an Iowa family sued Rob Lessaccusing the company of allowing adults to modify children at the scene, resulting in kidnapping of children who have been trafficked, sexually abused and raped in multiple states.
The law firm representing the family said it is planning to file more than 250 lawsuits against the gaming company.
Rob Less Revenues in 2024 exceeded US$3.06 billion, an increase of nearly 30% from 2023.
The parents called Rob Less Improve site safety. In July, the company announced new features to protect children. It says it is testing AI capabilities to verify age.
This month, the company adopted international Age Rating Alliance standards to help ensure children do not view mature content.
“Rob Less Committed to creating a secure platform for our users and empowering parents to make the best decisions for their children. ” Rob Less.
Apart from entering a date of birth, the site does not require age verification.
The recommended game sampling for users aged 18 and older ranges from benign “Wordie” puzzles to the terrible “survival killer” where the champions kill as many players as possible “in their escape and time runs out!”
Rob Less Connect to Kirk Assassination appeared shortly after the video of his horror shooting was spread on social media.
Within a few hours after the news, Rob Less Players “upload experiences that allow users to relive the shooting or attend virtual gatherings to chant Kirk The website reported that the game website Amigos reported.
User-created games include “survival” Charlie Kirk Killer,” and “Charlie Kirk Memorial game. ”
Rob Less Mr. Mr. deleted the content two days later by September 12. Kirk’s Death, but not before Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican and one of Mr. Kirk’s close friends, threatened to demand that Apple ban the platform from its app store. She also threatened to involve the FCC.
Rob Less Founder and CEO David Baszucki said the company canceled the content immediately after marking it.
“I feel sad about the death Charlie Kirk. Our community standards prohibit re-engineering specific real-world violence or sensitive incidents or promoting terrorism or hatred against individuals or groups, and we do not allow any image or video sharing in chats. If anyone sees content that violates our policy, please mark it and we will review it quickly. ”
Rob Less Under Article 230 of the Communications Regulations Act, the results of seeking legal protection to other social media platforms vary.
The court ruled Rob Lesssuch as Facebook, X and other social media sites, assume no responsibility for content created by users.
Another court ruled that the company was not covered up in the lawsuit, accusing the company of Rob Less Minors are allowed to gamble on the website using digital currencies purchased by their parents’ credit or gift cards.
The lawsuit says the gaming giant cashed in on 30% of the cost of gambling sites to convert Robux back to cash.
In other cases, the company is seeking Section 230 defense involving allegations that the site has activated predators on the scene.
One of the lawsuits involved a girl who joined the girl Rob Less The gaming platform at 9 years old is “methodically modified” by adult predators on the app. He lured her to another online platform to her home in Wabash, Indiana, and sexually assaulted her while recording it in the video. The man then took her to Georgia and repeatedly sexually assaulted her.
“Rob Less A platform for marketing millions of kids with a child-friendly attitude. In fact, Rob Less Knowing that it is creating an environment that enables predators to prey on vulnerable children. ” said Tyler Hudson, an attorney representing the family.
