Overview
Discussion focuses on significant safety and moderation concerns surrounding Meep City's alleged potential participation in Roblox's "The Hatch" event, along with broader issues relating to unsafe games and poor event planning.
Meep City Safety Concerns
- Meep City is notorious for inappropriate activity, particularly within social features and custom avatar editor.
- The new bio feature reportedly enables users, including minors, to share personal information and seek inappropriate interactions.
- This feature cannot be reported directly to Meep City or Roblox moderators.
- The game's history includes being previously shut down due to problematic parties.
Alleged Event Participation
- Evidence suggests Meep City may be included in the upcoming Roblox event, "The Hatch."
- Reliable sources provided a video listing Meep City's icon among other event games, though it could have since been removed or never officially included.
- Another video allegedly showed Alex Neutron, Meep City’s creator, in the event’s invite-only game.
- The timeline of evidence suggests inclusion occurred after Roblox’s stated re-examination of invitees.
- There is uncertainty if Meep City's involvement is finalized, as removal or voluntary opt-out is still possible.
Broader Event and Platform Issues
- Games with known safety issues, including Teddy's game, have also been invited or included in official events.
- The inclusion of such games endangers new, especially young, players unaware of the risks.
- The developer of Pressure, a large game, withdrew from The Hatch over safety concerns and has a history with Meep City.
- Ongoing opt-outs continue, as shown by Generic Zombie Apocalypse RP developers exiting the event.
Responsibility and Event Planning
- The blame is placed on Roblox’s event planning and vetting process, not on lobby or innocent game developers.
- Past incidents show a lack of adequate response to safety issues by Roblox.
- There are ongoing concerns about Teddy's game, which remains active despite previous issues.
Questions / Follow-Ups
- Will Meep City remain part of The Hatch event when it launches?
- What other problematic games might be included in the event?
- Will Roblox improve its safety review and moderation for future events?