AGENTS.md - Roblox Corporate Investigation Project

Project Status

Project Overview

This project is an exhaustive, multi-disciplinary investigation into corporate corruption, misconduct, regulatory enforcement, cybercrime, metric manipulation, chat filtering and asset moderation failures, massive platform infrastructure outages, IRL protests, and safety failures of Roblox Corporation from its founding in 2004 to the present (2026). The investigation spans child safety catastrophes, predator pipelines, developer and minor labor exploitation, pediatric psychology and dark patterns, forensic financial fraud, botting infrastructure and MAU/DAU inflation, data breaches, third-party gambling mechanics, AI content moderation failures, infrastructure outages (73-hour Halloween crash), workplace labor abuses, global government regulations, executive suite intimidation, equity/QSBS tax extraction schemes, and real-world civic protests (Steak Utah Capitol demo, CrimeCon, Capitol Hill rallies).

Document Structure

roblox-investigation/
├── 00-MAIN-OVERVIEW.md
├── 01-history/
│   └── CORPORATE-HISTORY-AND-EVOLUTION.md
├── 02-child-safety/
│   ├── CHILD-SAFETY-CATASTROPHE.md
│   ├── SCHLEP-CONTROVERSY-AND-WHISTLEBLOWER-RETALIATION.md
│   ├── PSYCHOLOGICAL-IMPACT-AND-DARK-PATTERNS.md
│   ├── VICTIM-TESTIMONIES-AND-CASE-STUDIES.md
│   └── CIVIC-PROTESTS-IRL-DEMONSTRATIONS-AND-ACTIVISM.md
├── 03-developer-exploitation/
│   ├── DEVELOPER-EXPLOITATION.md
│   └── PLATFORM-COMPARISON-FORTNITE-MINECRAFT-STEAM.md
├── 03-labor-issues/
│   └── WORKPLACE-CULTURE-AND-LABOR.md
├── 04-financial/
│   ├── FINANCIAL-FRAUD-AND-MANIPULATION.md
│   ├── HINDENBURG-RESEARCH-FORENSIC-ANALYSIS.md
│   ├── MAU-DAU-INFLATION-AND-METRIC-FRAUD.md
│   ├── ADVERTISER-FRAUD-AND-COMMERCIAL-FALLOUT.md
│   └── EQUITY-STRUCTURE-SBC-DILUTION-AND-QSBS-TAX-AVOIDANCE.md
├── 05-data-privacy/
│   ├── DATA-PRIVACY-VIOLATIONS.md
│   ├── DATA-BREACHES-AND-SECURITY-FAILURES.md
│   └── CYBERCRIME-BEAMING-AND-ACCOUNT-THEFT.md
├── 06-gambling/
│   └── GAMBLING-MECHANICS.md
├── 07-gambling-mechanics/
│   └── THIRD-PARTY-CASINOS-AND-BLACK-MARKET.md
├── 08-content-moderation/
│   ├── CONTENT-MODERATION-FAILURES.md
│   ├── AI-MODERATION-FAILURES-AND-EXPLOITS.md
│   ├── BOT-INFRASTRUCTURE-AND-DISCOVERY-MANIPULATION.md
│   ├── CHAT-FILTERING-AND-ASSET-MODERATION-FAILURES.md
│   └── INFRASTRUCTURE-OUTAGES-AND-ENGINE-BOTTLENECKS.md
├── 09-lawsuits/
│   ├── LEGAL-BATTLES.md
│   └── GLOBAL-REGULATION-AND-GOVERNMENT-ACTIONS.md
├── 10-leadership/
│   ├── LEADERSHIP-CONTROVERSIES.md
│   ├── JOURNALIST-SILENCING-HQ-CULTURE-AND-TAX-AVOIDANCE.md
│   ├── MATT-KAUFMAN-AND-SAFETY-EXECUTIVE-FAILURES.md
│   └── EXECUTIVE-SUITE-INTIMIDATION-AND-HQ-CULTURE.md
├── 11-sources/
│   └── SOURCES-AND-REFERENCES.md
└── 12-timeline/
    └── COMPLETE-CHRONOLOGY-2004-2026.md

Key Statistics (2026)

Research Progress