“Despite being primarily a children’s game, Roblox has evolved into a sort of emergent civic theatre for kids online,” argues Taylor Lorenz.

Kids are going viral for simulating ICE protests in Roblox, turning the gaming platform into a digital protest zone with flags and signs.

What first began as some Roblox players roleplaying as ICE agents has turned into a series of organized protests in the virtual world, filled with Mexican flags, anti-Trump signs, and, often, gunfire.

'Roblox' players are protesting ICE and Trump immigration policy; others are engaging in deportation raids ...

As anti-ICE protests intensify across the country, kids are turning the social gaming platform Roblox into a protest ground online.