THIS IS BAD FOR ROBLOX
Summary
TLDRThe video script discusses the controversy surrounding Roblox's announcement to start selling and sharing user data for targeted advertising from August 7th, 2024. Despite initial panic among users fearing exposure of personal information like names and addresses, the script clarifies that Roblox will not be selling sensitive data but rather user activity on the platform to advertisers. It advises users to opt out of data sharing in their settings and expresses discontent with companies profiting from user data without compensation.
Takeaways
- 📅 Roblox is set to release an update on August 7th that has stirred up a lot of concern among its users.
- 🔍 The update involves sharing and processing personal data for targeted advertising, which many users fear will expose sensitive information.
- 📬 The company's announcement was made on July 24th, indicating that the practice would start on August 7th, 2024.
- 👀 Users are worried that their personal information such as names, addresses, and credit card details might be sold or leaked.
- 🤔 The script suggests that while companies often sell data, the extent and specifics of what Roblox is doing has raised eyebrows.
- 📱 The script mentions that many users are panicking and some are even deleting their accounts to prevent potential data leaks.
- 🛑 The actual data being sold is likely related to in-platform activities and preferences rather than personal identifiers like phone numbers.
- 🎯 The purpose of selling this data is to serve more targeted ads to users based on their interests and activities within Roblox.
- 💰 The monetization of user data is a common practice among tech companies, and Roblox is no exception in seeking to profit from it.
- ⚠️ There is a legal framework that prevents the selling of certain personal data directly, suggesting that Roblox is operating within these boundaries.
- 🛠 Users will have the option to opt-out of having their data sold, which will be available in the settings starting from August 7th.
Q & A
What is the main concern expressed in the video script about Roblox's update?
-The main concern is that Roblox is planning to sell, share, and process personal data for targeted advertising purposes starting on August 7th, which has caused worry among users about their privacy.
When did Roblox announce their intention to start selling personal data?
-Roblox announced their intention to start selling personal data on July 24th, 2024, through an update to their privacy policy.
What is the general reaction of the Roblox community to this update?
-The community is very upset and scared about the update, with many expressing their concerns in the comments section of Roblox's TikTok account and on other social media platforms.
What does the speaker initially think about the practice of selling personal data?
-The speaker initially thought that selling personal data was a common practice among companies and didn't think much of it, assuming that Roblox was already doing it.
What does the speaker clarify about the nature of the data Roblox is selling?
-The speaker clarifies that Roblox is not selling sensitive personal information like real names, addresses, or credit card information, but rather data about users' activities and preferences within the platform.
Why do advertisers want to buy user data from platforms like Roblox?
-Advertisers want to buy user data to serve more targeted ads to users based on their interests and activities within the platform.
How can users opt out of having their data sold by Roblox?
-Users can opt out of having their data sold by visiting their settings page on Roblox starting from August 7th, where they will find an option to review and exercise their choices.
What is the speaker's opinion on companies selling user data?
-The speaker is not happy about companies selling user data and suggests that users should be given a cut of the profits if their data is being sold.
What is the speaker's advice to Roblox users regarding the update?
-The speaker advises Roblox users to go to their settings and opt out of having their information sold to advertisers.
How does the speaker describe the situation with other platforms and apps?
-The speaker describes that other platforms, apps, and websites also sell personal data to a certain degree, implying that it's a widespread practice.
What is the potential impact of the update on younger Roblox users?
-The potential impact on younger users is that they might feel their privacy is being invaded, which could lead to fear and a lack of trust in the platform.
Outlines
😱 Roblox Data Privacy Concerns
This paragraph discusses the alarm surrounding Roblox's announcement to begin selling and sharing user data for targeted advertising starting August 7th, 2024. The speaker initially dismisses the concern, noting that many companies engage in similar practices. However, after observing the community's reaction on TikTok, where users are expressing fear of having their personal information exposed, the speaker delves into what the data sharing might entail. It clarifies that Roblox will not sell sensitive personal information like real names, addresses, or credit card details but will instead analyze user behavior on the platform to serve targeted ads. The paragraph ends with an explanation of what users can do to opt-out of this data sharing.
🛑 Understanding Roblox's Data Sharing Policy
The second paragraph further explains the implications of Roblox's data sharing policy. It emphasizes that while the company is not selling personal identifiers, it is still selling user data based on in-platform activities to advertisers. The speaker provides examples of how targeted advertising works, drawing parallels with other platforms like Instagram. The paragraph also advises users on how to opt-out of data sharing by visiting their settings page on Roblox starting from August 7th. The speaker expresses a personal dislike for the practice of data selling without compensation to the users whose data is being sold, suggesting a humorous desire for a 'cut' of the profits. The paragraph concludes with a call to action for viewers to share the information with friends who might be concerned about the update.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Roblox
💡Personal Data
💡Update
💡Data Privacy
💡Advertisers
💡Targeted Advertising
💡Opt-out
💡TikTok
💡Avatar
💡Settings Page
💡Leak
Highlights
Roblox is set to release an update on August 7th that has the community concerned about privacy.
The update involves Roblox selling and sharing personal data for targeted advertising.
The RTC tweeted about the data sharing policy on July 24th.
Roblox sent an official email to every player regarding the privacy policy update.
Many companies, including social media platforms, sell personal data to some extent.
In the United States, it's not illegal for companies to sell personal data.
The community's reaction to the update is largely negative, with many expressing fear and concern.
Some users are deleting their accounts to avoid potential data leaks.
The data being sold is related to user activity on the platform, not personal identifiers like names or addresses.
Advertisers use the sold data to serve more targeted ads based on user interests.
Users can opt out of having their data sold starting from August 7th through their Roblox settings.
The video creator suggests that users should opt out of data selling to protect their privacy.
The creator expresses dissatisfaction with companies selling data without compensating users.
Despite the controversy, the update is not expected to expose personal information to the public.
The video encourages viewers to share the information with friends who may be affected.
Transcripts
ladies and gentlemen we need to talk
about August 7th that is tomorrow
because Roblox is going to be releasing
an update that everyone has been
freaking out about Roblox is going to
start selling your personal data your
personal information they're going to be
exposing your name your address your
credit card your private DMS on Roblox
everything is going to be getting
exposed or is it you see I first found
out about this uh about a month ago on
July 24th here when the RTC tweeted out
and they said will sell share and
process your personal data for
advertisers starting on August 7th which
is of course tomorrow and then here's a
little message of course if you go on
over to your Roblox messages if you
don't know how to get there by the way
you just go to the homepage you click
messages which is like right up there
right click on messages or if you're on
mobile it's in your settings go on over
to news here and here it is right here
here's the official Roblox email that
they sent out to every player and that
was also sent out on July 24th 2024 as
you can see and well anyway that message
says hello as noted in our privacy
policy update on July 1st 2024 Roblox
will soon start selling sharing and
processing personal data for targeted
advertising purposes this practice is
set to started on August 7th 2024 now I
saw this and I didn't really think too
much of it because well if you guys
don't know pretty much every company
pretty much every website pretty much
every app shoot Twitter Tik Tok even
YouTube which you're watching this on
right now sells your personal data to a
degree I saw this message and I thought
oh okay well Roblox is going to start
selling my personal data to be honest I
thought they already already work here
in the United States of America it's not
illegal for companies to sell your
personal data I don't know why it's not
it feels like it should be illegal right
but it's not and every company does it
so I thought H what the heck all right
let's let's move on but then yesterday I
was on roblox's Tik Tok account here I
was watching their newest video they
re-uploaded Lana's video about the new
event and if we go to that video and we
scroll through the comment section here
on the right I saw a bunch of comments
like Roblox please do not publish our
data Roblox August 7th why please Roblox
don't do the thing you're going to do on
the 7th of August Roblox you better not
be leing my phone number I don't want
people calling me literally almost every
comment on that Tik Tok post was August
7th August 7th August 7th Roblox do not
leak my phone number I swear to God and
so I got curious and I looked up Roblox
August 7th and boy oh boy there are
dozens hundreds thousands of Tik toks
some with millions of views here all
talking about tomorrow August 7th like
look at this Roblox on August 7th is
going to show our ages and I just
realized I put 1928 as my age for no
reason and sell our emails what people
are freaking out about this in fact
here's someone desperately trying to get
their phone number removed off of their
account so it doesn't get leaked
tomorrow this one's crazy here's someone
literally deleting their Avatar deleting
their account because they don't want
anything to get leaked tomorrow on
August 7th when this update comes out
you can see she turns herself into a
noob Acorn hair bacon hair whatever it's
called look at this Tik Tok here it was
literally just uploaded 23 minutes ago
it says August 7th is just hours away
say goodbye to Roblox like what is going
on so as you can see a lot of people are
very upset and scared about tomorrow
which makes sense right a lot of Roblox
players are kids you don't want your
private information out there you don't
want your name out there your age your
address your credit card information it
Mak sense right it makes sense that kids
are scared about this update so the
question is now what exactly does this
mean when Roblox says that they're going
to start selling sharing and processing
your personal data for targeted
advertising purposes what exactly does
that mean well it doesn't mean that
they're going to take your phone number
and sell it it doesn't mean that they're
going to take your IRL name your real
name and sell it or your address or
credit card information I'm pretty sure
there's laws against that kind of stuff
when Roblox says they're going to start
selling and processing your personal
data for targeted advertising what they
mean is this they mean they're going to
go through your Roblox account and
they're going to look at the Avatar
items you wear they're going to look at
the games you play they're going to look
for the games you look up you search
like for example here's my top games
right now dress in press mm2 please
donate piggy paintball Roblox inovation
awards every time I type in the search
bar here maybe I search up this game
right here Roblox is then going to flag
that they're going to take that
information and they're going to sell
that to advertisers now why would they
do that well number one to make money
right like I mentioned before I thought
Roblox was already doing this because
every company does this right they take
your information they sell it to
advertisers and advertisers pay them a
lot of money for it right I thought
Roblox was already doing this cuz you
know Roblox loves money now they going
to be making even more money and the
platform's still going to have bad
servers okay let's just be real anyway
that's besides the point you see the
reason why advertisers want this
information the reason why advertisers
pay so much for this information is
because advertisers then use it to serve
you more targeted ads now what does that
mean well I'm a 27-year-old man if
advertisers gave me ads for I don't know
Hello Kitty probably not going to do
anything right I don't really care about
Hello Kitty Hello Kitty is cool Hello
Kitty is awesome but like I'm not
interested in Hello Kitty I'm not going
to buy a Hello Kitty plushy but if
Roblox knows that I'm really big into I
don't know paintball games if Roblox
knows that I'm really into horror games
like Piggy here if Roblox and
advertisers knows that I'm into mystery
games like mm2 well then advertisers
will take that information and then
serve me ads that fit what I'm
interested in have you ever wondered
maybe you have an Instagram account
maybe one day you're talking about
something random right like baby diapers
you know just out of the little baby
diapers and then the next day on
Instagram you're scrolling through
Instagram and you have an ad for baby
diapers that's what this is so like for
example if you're a girl and you're
searching up I don't know like Barbie
games maybe you play a lot of Barbie
games on Roblox a lot of dress up games
well you're probably going to start
getting a lot of advertisements for girl
stuff dress up stuff fashion stuff
Barbie stuff if you're a guy and you
love playing I don't know Doom you're a
big fan of Doom you want to play some
Doom big Doom game right well you might
start getting some more mature stuff you
might start getting some some shooter
games recommended to you you might start
getting some more uh I don't know heavy
metal music recommended to you I don't
know so that's really all this is Roblox
isn't selling your personal information
like your real name they're not leaking
your DMs they're not selling your
address to advertisers they're pretty
much just selling what you do on the
platform what you like on the platform
right now with that being said even
though they're not going to be leaking
your phone number and emails and ages
this doesn't necessarily mean that this
is a good thing it's still bad right at
the end of the day Roblox is selling
your data is it your name is it your
email is it your address no but it is
your data and Roblox is selling it so
what can you do well as they mention in
this message here they say that please
visit your settings page starting on
August 7 to review and exercise your
choices meaning that if you go to your
Roblox settings page starting tomorrow
there will be an option in here that
allows you to opt out of having your
information sold now I don't know where
that setting is yet it's not out yet but
it's going to be somewhere in your
settings and I would highly highly
highly highly highly recommend you to
disable that opt out of it you don't
want Roblox selling your personal
information is it the end of the world
no probably not like I said every other
platform every other app every other
website is already doing it shoot
YouTube's doing it and you're watching
on YouTube right now right I don't know
man I just don't like people selling my
data without giving me a cut like hey if
you're G if you're GNA sell my data for
few thousand dollars advertisers you
better be paying me some of that you
know like give me a cut of that like
that's kind of crazy Roblox you got to
pass me some money along if you're going
to be selling my data you know what I
mean anyway you can go in the settings
you can turn it off it's not the end of
the world it's not going to expose your
information to everyone online you're
going to be okay but it is kind of a
sucky thing for Roblox to do they just
want money you know how it is they just
want money anyway share this video with
your friends I know a lot of people are
freaking out over this especially on Tik
Tok so share this video around thank you
guys so much for watching I'll see you
guys tomorrow
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