YouTuber Schlep says Roblox asked him to come back months after banning him for exposing predators on its platform. The creator claims that the late disclosure underscores ongoing questions about Roblox and its handling of child safety.
Michael “Schlep” is a Texas-based YouTuber who began his content creation career in late 2021. He has since gained more than 2.25 million subscribers, gaining prominence with a variety of Roblox videos. He is best known for uncovering predators on the platform through organized sting operations, the results of which he shared with law enforcement. In August 2025, Roblox Corporation banned Schlep from its ecosystem, citing multiple terms of service violations stemming from these operations. It also sent him a cease and desist letter threatening legal action if he continued making his viral videos exposing predators. The move prompted widespread online backlash, including a petition calling for Roblox CEO David Baszucki is resigning, which has amassed over 294,000 signatures as of this writing.
Schlep says Roblox offered to turn him down after months of silence
Almost three months after being suspended and cooperating with Catching a predator host Chris Hansen on one Roblox documentary, Schlep says a senior business executive contacted him directly to discuss a possible return. In a 37-minute video posted on November 8, the YouTuber said he heard back Roblox Chief Systems Officer Matt Kaufman, who emailed him to acknowledge his ban and ask if there was “any way we can keep you active in Roblox community.”
Schlep says Roblox's offering misses the point
Schlep spent years publicly calling for a direct line of communication with Roblox Corp on child safety issues. But now that he had finally received it, he declined Kaufman's offer due to the circumstances surrounding it, arguing that the gesture missed the point. “This was never about me getting suspended,” the Roblox said the YouTuber. “It was about the victims, the players, the community that has been neglected forever.”
This was never about me getting suspended. It was about the victims, the players, the community that has been forever neglected.
Schlep states his motivation for exposing predators on Roblox stems from his own alleged experience of being groomed on the platform between 2015 and 2018, when he was between 12 and 15 years old. He claims that the person responsible was one Roblox developer with partner status. That experience, he says, is what led him to start organizing sting operations aimed at exposing predators. “I would trade every single account I own for Roblox to take the basic steps in security that they did after Liz Murrill filed her lawsuit,” the YouTuber said in his latest video, referring to the Louisiana Attorney General's Office's recent legal action against the company. Kentucky, Florida and Texas have since joined the effort to prosecute Robloxs handling of child safety.
I would trade every single account I own for Roblox to do the basic moves in security that they did after [Louisiana AG] Liz Murrill filed her lawsuit.
Why Schlep was banned from Roblox in the first place
Roblox Corporation stock has plunged 20 points since the controversy in mid-August 2025. The company previously said Schlep was banned for violating its terms of service, namely rules prohibiting confinement, identity theft and simulating child endangerment. While acknowledging that his intentions may have been well-intentioned, the company argued that unsanctioned sting operations could interfere with its own child safety efforts — efforts it says are conducted in coordination with law enforcement. Roblox also warned that such actions could expose real minors to unsafe interactions and encourage even more vigilante behavior, potentially exacerbating the very problems they aim to address.
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September 1, 2006
- ESRB
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Teen / Diverse Content: Discretion Recommended, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), User Interact
- Developer
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Roblox Corporation
- Publisher
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Roblox Corporation
