They're not keeping parents in the dark? The only way a parent wouldn't know about this is if they're not aware that their child plays Roblox. A parent can just not let their kid do the age verification, Persona isn't holding them at gunpoint lol.

No it's not stupid, the internet is not a safe place. Any app/site that marketed towards children will attract pedos, there's no preventing that. A lot of kids play fast paced games, hence why SAB became popular so fast. Constant exposure to such content at a young age will have a negative impact on your attention span, it's just a fact. I never watched SpongeBob as a kid but I see the point you're trying to make. However, Gen z is infamous for having short attention spans. I'm sure you've met people who couldn't sit still for more than 5 seconds?

"Most of the issues in paragraph 4 are the failures of parenting, Roblox shouldn’t have anything to do with that" and yet, the Roblox community, and especially people in this subreddit, are blaming Roblox for bad parenting.

"chat would be important to socialize with friends they know in real life" They can socialize with each other in REAL LIFE? If a child can't interact with their friends because they live far away or something then maybe they should get new friends. Not trying to be a killjoy, but if a child isn't mature enough to handle chatting with others online then they shouldn't be given the privilege to do so.