Chris Hansen’s Roblox account was banned mid-demonstration at CrimeCon

Journalist Chris Hansen had a Roblox account banned while demonstrating the platform live on stage during an online safety panel, according to footage of the session that has now been published to his YouTube channel. The panel took place at CrimeCon 2026 in Las Vegas in late May.

The session brought together Hansen, the Roblox YouTuber known as Schlep, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and attorney Martin Gould. Murrill filed a lawsuit against Roblox in August 2025 concerning the company’s safety protocols; Gould’s firm represents Schlep.

What happened on stage

Schlep, who says he was permanently banned from the platform on August 9, 2025 for alleged terms-of-service violations and received a cease and desist over his self-directed sting operations, invited Hansen to run the demonstration in his place. "I think it’s one thing for all of us to just talk about Roblox. I think people need to see it," he said.

Hansen joined a chat-based experience called Ro-Meet, a copy of an earlier service that its creator closed in 2025. After cycling through several accounts, he was messaged by a user asking whether he had Snapchat, and answering "IDK I am bored" when asked why. A few minutes later the session disconnected with a message reading, "You have been kicked by this experience or its moderators."

Refreshing the Roblox homepage showed the account had been banned "because of repeated or serious rule breaking," with a moderator note citing inappropriate content or behaviour. The version of Ro-Meet used in the demonstration now appears to be unavailable.

Context around the panel

Hansen released an investigative documentary, Dangerous Games: Investigating Roblox, in February. Produced with Schlep, it examined how features including the platform’s chat systems and its Robux currency can be used to exploit or manipulate other users, minors in particular.

During the rest of the panel, Schlep argued that problematic users signal their intent through thin obfuscation such as Morse code or Caesar ciphers, and said it was "not surprising to see how bad it’s really gotten with the limited moderation that they’ve been applying to their platform." Roblox has expanded its safety tooling over the same period, rolling out facial ID checks in November 2025 and age-based accounts in June that tie feature access to a user’s age. PCGamesN says it has asked Roblox for comment.