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I wonder if the old regulations around company scrip and stores might be used to legally undermine such tactics.

It doesn’t matter if you’re creating digital experiences, you must pay people with money, not company tokens.




You would first have to establish these kids were employed by Roblox, and I would predict that to be a very uphill battle.

It would be hard to argue Roblox is paying anyone in exchange for work.


It’s long time that we eliminate the employee and contractor distinction for worker protections. Even if these kids don’t rate for benefits, they should still have the same protections that a full time employee has around being paid on time in cash.




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