The Roblox Corporation is suing a long-banned user, who it says is the leader of a “cybermob” who “terrorists” Roblox players and developers. They sued alleging Benjamin Robert Simon (a YouTuber also known as “Ruben Sim”) of hacking and harassing Roblox employees, sexually harassing the platform, and even posting “terrorist threats.” causing the police to step in and shut down one of the–the Roblox conference.
According to the report of Polygon, Simon was permanently banned by Roblox a few years ago for homophobic behavior, employee harassment, and posting of pornographic content on the platform. However, he is said to use hacks and other users’ accounts to continue playing.
This only scratches the top of the list of allegations in the lawsuit (which you can Read it in full here), which added that he allegedly posted a fake terrorist threat that temporarily halted the 2021 Roblox Developers Conference in San Francisco (they say they spent $50,000 to investigate). They also claim he filmed a shooting at YouTube’s headquarters in 2018 and threatened “an act of imitation of terrorism” at Roblox headquarters.
The lawsuit alleges he also violated Roblox’s terms of use a number of times, “by engaging in sexual conversations with users, discussing sexual acts, sexual harassment, choosing users and groups for mockery or abuse”, etc
“Defendant Benjamin Robert Simon is the leader of a ‘cybermob’ with malice, fraud, and repression that commits and promotes unlawful acts aimed at causing injury to Roblox and its users,” the lawsuit said. speak.
In addition, Roblox’s lawyers allege that he bragged about his attacks on Roblox and its developers on Twitter and in YouTube videos, inciting followers in this “cybermob” copy his actions and post their own threatening messages.
As a result of these actions, the lawsuit claims Roblox Corp has “suffered the loss of current and future relationships in the form of reduced attendance at RDC 2021 and reduced participation in the Platform. Roblox platform”.
The company is suing Simon for fraud, breach of contract, interference and multiple breaches of computer data practices. They are asking for a jury trial, seeking damages of $1.65 million (about £1.2 million) and an end to the harassment of Roblox players and staff.
