Why advertisements are ruining the minds of children!

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#133788389Sunday, May 11, 2014 7:23 AM GMT

*DISCLAIMER* DO I THINK ROBLOX SHOULD GET RID OF ADS FOR NBC'ers ENTIRELY?! NO! With that out of the way, lets get to my suggestionesk thingy. Recently browsing the site without my ad-block on (BECAUSE ROBLOX WON'T LET YOU CLICK ON ANYTHING IF YOU HAVE IT ON) I gazed upon and ad. This ad was obviously malware. Problem - If a kid sees "VIRUS ON YOUR COMPUTER" they will probably believe it. ROBLOX has a lot of kids under the age of ten, and ten year olds are gullible. If they click on said advertisement and download the malware, then their computer is screwed. If the have McAFEE, then it has probably run out (Since no one pays for that crap). All I'm saying, is do a better job of what advertisements get on your site. <----------- SUGGESTION Sheesh.

blobbster01

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#133789198Sunday, May 11, 2014 7:37 AM GMT

Support

Tander09

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#133789425Sunday, May 11, 2014 7:41 AM GMT

support! not only it is bad. IT. IS. IRRITATING!!!!

Harbynger

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#133789765Sunday, May 11, 2014 7:48 AM GMT

Roblox has no control over the ads that are put on the site, they use either Google Ads, or that other thing something like gmdclick or whatever. (It pops up when you load the page in Internet Explorer.) Roblox obviously doesn't own that company, whoever runs it, and therefore would be unable to decide what gets on there. After all, if I can't name a company that runs ads on their own systems and has full control over what content is displayed besides Google, probably sure no one that we actually care about does either. But, if they were able to control it, support.

TestNanotch

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#133793366Sunday, May 11, 2014 9:41 AM GMT

Support, it needs a filter for only safe ads.

DataStore

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#133796850Sunday, May 11, 2014 11:31 AM GMT

Adverts on ROBLOX are ran by Google AdSense last time I checked. Google adverts are displayed to the user based on their browsing history, their search history, and the overall context of the page/site. The child, or family, is usually to blame for certain adverts coming up due to what they're based on, since ROBLOX doesn't hand pick them. If you have an issue with the advert, there is a report abuse button below it. Also remember that some adverts can be the result of something that you've downloaded, with there being some instances in which inappropriate adverts (or those laced with malware) is down to something the user has downloaded. ---- I would also like to point out that ROBLOX doesn't block the use of advert blocking software, and if you're having issues when you're using it then it's an issue with the software or your browser, not ROBLOX. I'm browsing just fine with mine on, on ROBLOX.

TheDankDorito

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#133799440Sunday, May 11, 2014 12:17 PM GMT

^ agreed

BlueShadic90

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#133799518Sunday, May 11, 2014 12:18 PM GMT

I remembered an ad of a brutal,skinless and bloody zombie on an ad! my brother got scared for life! so i support

egoself

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#133800473Sunday, May 11, 2014 12:37 PM GMT

Looking back on my childhood- I'd say support.

lottery248

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#133802469Sunday, May 11, 2014 1:07 PM GMT

to data, i have been stopped google to follow what website i have seen, they won't give us that false recommended advertisement, but still, false game comes up. so i completely support this.