Moderation in Roblox

The moderation system in Roblox is the current way of enforcing a civil community for the platform. Roblox uses human moderators to examine content to ensure that it meets the rules as well as using automated systems to filter bad words. Content such as 'Hate speech', 'Sexual content', 'Swearing' are one of the subjects that aren't tolerated on Roblox.

Why it sucks:

 * 1) The moderation system is awful overall. It doesn't distinguish between content that is valid and illicit.
 * 2) The moderation team fails at quality control. They can falsely warn/ban you if they think it violates it even though it clearly is appropriate. Sometimes illicit items even make it through the moderation check and get completely uploaded! Although they do get taken down eventually, it stains the reputation of the moderation system for letting items like this get approved in the first place.
 * 3) The filter is infamous for being way too sensitive and at times inconsistent. It can censor words that are appropriate but sometimes (uncommonly) would let a bad or bypassed word in.
 * 4) You can get warned/banned for stupid reasons, the rules are strict on how it enforces them. Certain memes aren't allowed (especially Ugandan knuckles), also saying 'gay' even in a non-offensive context would get you warned.
 * 5) * The given bans can be way too harsh, 3-7 day bans are usually what would happen, or sometimes even termination.
 * 6) The report feature is unreliable. Very rarely it would follow up or respond and ban that user.
 * 7) In 2019, a hacker got access via bribing, to a Roblox moderator's panel and saw their operations. These mods were outsourced by overseas companies. While in practice it may be decent, these mods don't seem to have the qualities to moderate such platform and their cultural barrier can interfere with them, which could explain the poor moderation and false bans.
 * 8) Moderators can get fooled by fake reports even it looks blatant. A person could pose as the victim's parent and request the moderation team to lock the account even if the victim was over 18.
 * 9) * One of the most infamous examples was the banning of Ambusher11, they were apparently banned for no reason after someone had created a fake support ticket to lock their account, which was blatant with fake address and some swearing. Ambusher11 has tried to appeal this but couldn't because they had no proof of owning that account. He still is banned to this day.
 * 10) Ban messages are vague. They sometimes don't give you the exact reason on why you got banned or specify why that item is inappropriate which can make it difficult to appeal them.
 * 11) The lax moderation system has led to many rule-breaking and inappropriate games let in without proper review. Example include: Condo games (suggestive animations, online dating), free Robux games, fake games, games with suggestive thumbnails.

Redeeming qualities:

 * 1) Sometimes they do try to reverse these bans, only though by community outrage.