Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Some Roblox users have been staging "raids" in the popular roleplaying game Brookhaven, wearing ICE gear and acting out immigration enforcement scenarios. Others have taken to virtual streets with protest signs, displaying messages like "We hate ICE" - all compliant with Roblox's rules against profanity.

Videos of these protests and raid reenactments have gone viral on TikTok, garnering millions of views. While such activism in Roblox isn't entirely new - similar content emerged during last summer's "No Kings" protests - the renewed activity seems linked to recent immigration operations in Minnesota and the resistance they sparked among protesters.

Giovanni Ramos, an assistant professor at UC Berkeley, noted that virtu...