Roblox is in the clear, according to its own investigation.
Roblox is attempting to distance itself from reports that a missing teen has travelled to New York City in order to meet a friend from within the game, saying its own internal investigation has shown “no attempts” by anyone to influence the child in-game.
Speaking with Long Island’s News 12, Eva Medlin, the mother of missing teen Thomas Medlin, has said she believes her son met someone through Roblox and travelled from Long Island to New York in order to meet that contact. Thomas was last seen on 9 January, boarding a train to New York’s Grand Central Terminal; Eva said her son’s behaviour was out of character.
A press release from the Suffolk County Police Department adds that Thomas reportedly arrived at Grand Central Terminal at approximately 5.30 pm on 9 January, and doesn’t make mention of Roblox.
“When we learned that one of our users was missing, we followed our standard process and immediately began an investigation, searched for any previous law enforcement inquiries, and reached out to law enforcement to offer any support in their investigation,” Roblox said in direct response to the report on its Newsroom account on Twitter.
“After a thorough review, here is what we have found: No attempts to direct him to an off-platform communication method. No sharing of off-platform contact information, including usernames, phone numbers or other communication methods. All chat content was consistent with typical in-game discussions. No indication that he used voice chat,” the statement continues.
Thomas remains missing at the time of writing. The Suffolk County Police Department has released a photo of Medlin to aid in finding him, and are asking anyone with information to contact them on 1-631-854-8452.
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