Short sellers accuse Roblox of inflating user stats and enabling child exploitation Hindenburg Research, known for publishing damaging research it profits from, has been criticized for its practices.

Hindenburg Research disclosed a short position in Roblox on Tuesday, alleging that the gaming platform popular among young children inflated metrics including user numbers and engagement.

One watchful Roblox player finds an avid player's account and is shocked by how many times the user has changed their name in the sandbox title.

A scathing report accused Roblox of inflating its daily active user totals by as much as 42 percent while being a haven for groomers and other users who are targeting the large number of children ...