The ban gained traction with the media and generated controversy in the Roblox community, with increased criticism towards Roblox's child safety policies. U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna contacted Schlep and created a petition, with a goal of one million signatures that urged Roblox to "do more" to protect children. [1][2]
Nearly 80 lawsuits accusing videogame platform Roblox of knowingly facilitating child sexual exploitation will be centralized before a court in San Francisco, a federal judicial panel said Friday.
With the Schlep drama rocking the Roblox community, the gaming company released a statement on August 13, 2025, defending their actions about banning vigilantes from the platform.
Following the lawsuit and public outcry, the former host of To Catch A Predator and Dateline NBC, Chris Hansen, posted a video on social media in which he states that he, along with his TruBlu team and Schelp, is investigating Roblox for the alleged exploitation of children on the platform.
Schlep, a 'predator hunter' YouTuber with around 650k subscribers on the platform, has been banned from Roblox , it's claimed. The 22-year-old content creator posted screenshots on social media of what he claims is a cease and desist letter from a law firm acting on behalf of Roblox.
The Roblox Corporation allegedly accused Schlep in a cease and desist letter of "unauthorized and harmful activities" on the platform, related to his video content that centers on catching alleged predators in Roblox.
Multiple distinct incidents of instability were reported on several days in early and mid-December 2025, with players experiencing a range of problems including the inability to join games, frequent disconnections, failures in the login process, and long loading times.
