Overview
Roblox Suing Schlep Situation / Drama refers to a purported lawsuit filed by the Roblox Corporation of the video game Roblox against YouTuber Schlep in August 2025. The Roblox Corporation allegedly accused Schlep in a cease and desist letter of “unauthorized and harmful activities” on the platform, related to his video content that centers on catching alleged predators in Roblox. Schlep claimed that his Roblox accounts were banned as well. Schlep originally discussed the story on Twitter / X and then in a YouTube video called “Roblox Is Threatening to Sue Me For Protecting Kids.” The Schlep situation generated viral discourse and posts on social media sites like X, Reddit and TikTok in mid-2025. A movement called Free Schlep also surfaced, related to the alleged lawsuit. Multiple YouTubers and influencers reacted to and addressed the Schlep Roblox controversy, like MoistCr1TiKaL and JiDion, among others.
Background
On August 9th, 2025, YouTuber Schlep shared a post on his X account, @RealSchlep, showing a screenshot of an email he purportedly received from Roblox Corporation that was a cease and desist letter. Schlep wrote, “Every account I’ve ever made on Roblox has been terminated, and Roblox sent a cease and desist letter to me. Not a single Roblox predator I’ve gotten arrested has faced any action similar to this. I have no words.” Over two days, the tweet received over 2.1 million views and 20,000 likes (shown below).
That same day, Schlep posted another tweet, attaching two screenshots of the alleged cease and desist letter from Roblox, gaining over 8,800 likes in two days (shown below).
Also on August 9th, 2025, Schlep posted a video to YouTube about the situation, titled “Roblox Is Threatening to Sue Me For Protecting Kids,” amassing over 1.1 million views in two days (shown below).
Schlep posted several tweets about the situation on August 9th and in the following days. For instance, that day, he shared a tweet, reading, “No matter how it gets painted, me and my team got 6 predators arrested within the Roblox community in under a year,” gaining over 6,600 likes in two days (shown below).
Online Reactions
On August 9th, 2025, Redditor tayhorix posted a screenshot of Schlep’s initial tweet to the /r/roblox subreddit, gaining over 3,400 upvotes in two days (shown below).
A similar repost was shared by Redditor CriperBross to the /r/videogames subreddit on that same day, gaining over 2,400 upvotes in two days.
Also on August 9th, 2025, X user @realRubenSim posted the David Cross Stare meme, captioned, “How Roblox looks at you when you get a child predator arrested,” gaining over 7,500 likes in two days (shown below).
On August 10th, TikToker @..internal posted a clip of streamer Jynxzi slamming his desk with a POV caption about finding out that Roblox was allegedly suing Schlep, gaining over 42,900 likes in a day (shown below).
@..internal Idk what Roblox is doing but without Schlep most of the kids on roblox wouldn’t be safe now it feels like we’re being pushed more away from Roblox 😓#roblox #relatable #robloxgame #viralvideo #fyppppppppppppppppppppppp #viraltiktok #fyp #fypage #jynxziclips #fypシ #fypシ゚viral ♬ 1oneam where you at lullaby – ligington
That same day, YouTuber Cr1TiKaL, also known as penguinz0, posted a video on the Schlep situation, called “Roblox Predator Problem is Getting Worse.” In a day, the video gained over 1.3 million views (shown below).
Also on August 10th, 2025, YouTuber JiDion posted a video about Schlep’s Roblox drama, gaining over 907,900 views in a day (shown below). JiDion is known for his “predator catching” videos as well, such as notably catching YouTuber EDP445 as an alleged predator.
Various Reactions
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