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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