"Schlep is in fact Michael, a 22-year-old Texan who has spent the last two years working with a group of other Roblox players to track down and identify people purportedly seeking to groom young children on the platform-predators like the one Schlep says allegedly groomed him a decade ago, which he says led him to try to take his own life."
"In the process of attempting to out suspected groomers, Schlep-who doesn't share his surname for privacy reasons-has amassed 2.3 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, where he highlights what he believes to be the shortcomings of Roblox's safety features and reveals the identities of the alleged predators he has tracked down. But on August 8, Schlep received a cease-and-desist letter from Roblox, and instantly, all of his accounts were banned. His predator hunter days were over."
Kentucky attorney general Russell Coleman announced a lawsuit alleging suspected pedophiles on Roblox and highlighted efforts by a self-described predator hunter. Schlep, a 22-year-old Texan, worked with other players for two years to identify people purportedly seeking to groom young children on the platform. Schlep reports a decade-old grooming incident that led to an attempted suicide and has built 2.3 million YouTube subscribers by revealing alleged predators and criticizing Roblox safety features. On August 8, Roblox sent Schlep a cease-and-desist and banned his accounts, saying his methods interfered with safety protocols and increased risk to users.
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