Roblox ads enticed, targeted kids as young as 5 to try caffeinated potato chips, watchdog says
Roblox – the wildly popular video game platform – enticed tykes to try caffeinated potato chips via online ads served to children as young as young as five years-old, according to a report.
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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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