{"id":483965,"date":"2025-11-13T15:21:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2185957"},"modified":"2025-11-13T15:21:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:21:52","slug":"us-court-permanently-bans-roblox-youtuber-accused-of-staff-harassment-and-terrorist-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/us-court-permanently-bans-roblox-youtuber-accused-of-staff-harassment-and-terrorist-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"US court permanently bans Roblox YouTuber accused of staff harassment and terrorist threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/us-court-permanently-bans-roblox-youtuber-accused-of-staff-harassment-and-terrorist-threats.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A California court has permanently banned a Roblox player after he was sued by the game&#8217;s developer for allegedly harassing staff and making terrorist threats to disrupt official events.<\/p>\n<p>The Roblox Corporation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-11-26-roblox-suing-controversial-content-creator-for-leading-a-cybermob-against-platform\">initially launched legal action<\/a> against Roblox YouTuber and content creator Benjamin Robert Simon, known as Ruben Sim, last November, accusing him of leading a &#8220;cybermob&#8221; against the platform and using &#8220;malice, fraud, and oppression&#8221; to commit unlawful acts intended to &#8220;injure Roblox and its users&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-01-24-us-court-permanently-bans-roblox-youtuber-accused-of-staff-harassment-and-terrorist-threats\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-01-24-us-court-permanently-bans-roblox-youtuber-accused-of-staff-harassment-and-terrorist-threats\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A California court has permanently banned a Roblox player after he was sued by the game&#8217;s developer for allegedly harassing staff and making terrorist threats to disrupt official events. The Roblox Corporation initially launched legal action against Roblox YouTuber and content creator Benjamin Robert Simon, known as Ruben Sim, last November, accusing him of leading a &#8220;cybermob&#8221; against the platform and using &#8220;malice, fraud, and oppression&#8221; to commit unlawful acts intended to &#8220;injure Roblox and its users&#8221;. 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