Re:Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children
by Wowfunhappy on Thursday March 30, 2023 @03:50PM
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Please do not conflate Scratch and Roblox!
Scratch is open source software created by a nonprofit foundation to promote education and creativity.
Roblox exploits children for profit in a way I quite literally believe should be considered a violation of child labor laws.
Re:Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children
by asciii on Friday March 31, 2023 @09:41AM
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> I quite literally believe they are violating child labor laws.
Couldn't agree more the more I learn about them.
Re:Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children
by Wowfunhappy on Friday March 31, 2023 @02:13PM
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I would actually be very interested to hear from a lawyer—or at least someone with legal knowledge—why Roblox hasn't been prosecuted for this. These children are creating value for the company, and they're being compensated via a currency which can be converted into dollars. How is that not payment for work?
If Robux could only be converted into Amazon gift cards, I would still argue that was a labor violation, but I could at least understand why the case was murky.
Can Uber hire 16-year-olds to drive for them without a work permit as long as they're paid in special UbiCoins which are converted into dollars later?
Scratch and Roblox conspiracy to create an army of child developers? :O