Roblox ads enticed, targeted kids as young as 5 to try caffeinated potato chips, watchdog says
Business Roblox ads enticed, targeted kids as young as 5 to try caffeinated potato chips, watchdog says By Lisa Fickenscher Published June 30, 2026, 4:40 p.m. Add The New York Post on Google Ads on the wildly popular video game platform Roblox enticed kids to try caffeinated potato chips — and they targeted children as young as age 5, a consumer watchdog group says. The controversial online gaming company – which has been probed by half a dozen states over child safety issues – featured ads for Banger chips as recently as Friday in a video game called “Obby But You’re on a Bike,” Truth in Advertising said Monday.
- ▪Business Roblox ads enticed, targeted kids as young as 5 to try caffeinated potato chips, watchdog says By Lisa Fickenscher Published June 30, 2026, 4:40 p.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google Ads on the wildly popular video game platform Roblox enticed kids to try caffeinated potato chips — and they targeted children as young as age 5, a consumer watchdog group says.
- ▪The controversial online gaming company – which has been probed by half a dozen states over child safety issues – featured ads for Banger chips as recently as Friday in a video game called “Obby But You’re on a Bike,” Truth in Advertising s
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Business Roblox ads enticed, targeted kids as young as 5 to try caffeinated potato chips, watchdog says By Lisa Fickenscher Published June 30, 2026, 4:40 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("jw-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Ads on the wildly popular video game platform Roblox enticed kids to try caffeinated potato chips — and they targeted children as young as age 5, a consumer watchdog group says.
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