Editor's note: This article contains descriptions and an image of hate speech found on the Roblox servers and might be triggering to some readers.
In Roblox, one of the world's largest online gaming platforms, users join to play, create, and be themselves in a virtual world — but some might be there for a more insidious purpose: to expose youth to hate speech.
Players of "Spray Paint!" — a popular game on Roblox, with over a billion visits, in which players skate and create graffiti art in a virtual skatepark setting — can bypass moderation by spray painting hate messages across walls, ramps and other virtual game settings, a CBS News investigation found.
CBS News documented dozens of swastikas and at least a dozen instances of hate speech targeting minority groups across Spray Paint!