BUZZ - Roblox shares fall after Bleecker Street Research discloses short position

October 27 - ** Roblox (RBLX.N) shares fell 2.76% in early trading to $52.87

** Bleecker Street Research stated it has established a short position in this gaming platform

** The firm added that child safety reform measures, including mandatory facial age verification, have not only had minimal safety effects but also hindered RBLX's new user growth

** The firm said it purchased 100 age-verified child accounts at a price of $190.91 and logged into all accounts from five countries within two hours, during which RBLX did not require further verification

** Reuters could not independently verify the above claims

** RBLX did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment

** As of the close of the previous trading day, RBLX has fallen about 33% so far this year

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