'Roblox' players are protesting ICE and Trump immigration policy; others are engaging in deportation raids ...

“Despite being primarily a children’s game, Roblox has evolved into a sort of emergent civic theatre for kids online,” argues Taylor Lorenz.

What first began as some Roblox players roleplaying as ICE agents has turned into a series of organized protests in the virtual world, filled with Mexican flags, anti-Trump signs, and, often, gunfire.

The ICE protests in Roblox have primarily taken place in Brookhaven, a massively multiplayer role‑playing experience on Roblox. The experience's name is based on the real city of Brookhaven, GA, where ...

The ICE protests in Roblox have primarily taken place in Brookhaven, a massively multiplayer role‑playing experience on Roblox.

Roblox players attending virtual protests against ICE's deportations are now being shot by "police" players while attending the online demonstrations.

As anti-ICE protests intensify across the country, kids are turning the social gaming platform Roblox into a protest ground online.