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Recently, some Roblox players have been conducting virtual Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. There have been Roblox players dressed as ICE agents that barged into other player’s houses. They have "arrested" a user hiding in his kitchen and chased down another player while conducting “Border Patrol” surveillance. Roblox ICE agents hunted down a young player in his Roblox home, banging his door down.

Tensions reached a boiling point, and last week — as thousands took to the streets to protest ICE in the offline world — Roblox players protested within the game, battling cops, breaking down barricades, waving Mexican flags, and facing off across a line of players dressed in police SWAT gear.

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[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’ve had multiple people in person tell me about how their 40k friends were basically on the cusp of Nazi rhetoric last time they hung out.

So yes, I’m absolutely in agreement with you.

[–] Acinonyx@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

40k friends

damn I don't even have one

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

Painting miniature models is a slippery slope 😂