An ‘Anti-Communist’ Movement Emerges in Roblox Computer Game Popular Among American Tweens
The movement has kids holding in-game protests where they recite speeches from series like ‘The Hunger Games’ and slogans like ‘no taxation without representation.’
Some teen and tween players of the popular online computer game Roblox are protesting against an update rolled out in one of the game’s modes, Bloxburg, that user say smacks of “communism.” Those complaining are calling themselves “anti-communists.”
In Bloxburg, players role play a life simulator that lets players do one of 12 jobs such as deliver pizza, cut wood, or cash out customers at an in-game grocery store.
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