A growth feature might raise unsafe contact — how do you test it? — Roblox Social Data Scientist Interview

A growth feature might raise unsafe contact — how do you test it?

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Problem. A feature that grows connections could, as a side effect, increase unsafe contact on a platform with many minors. How do you design the experiment so you can actually detect a safety harm before shipping?

Before you reveal: say your answer out loud, as if you were in the real interview — get your reasoning across clearly first. There is no single correct answer: reading what the interviewer is really after and defending your own thinking is what makes an answer strong.