Australia says Roblox hasn’t fixed its child predator problem
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Australian regulators have determined that Roblox continues to exhibit significant child-safety failures, including inadequate mechanisms to prevent adults from accessing and harassing minors. The platform has been ordered to implement corrective measures to address these deficiencies, as it has not yet resolved the ongoing predator-related issues identified by the investigation.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Engadget·Roblox vows to make changes after Australian regulator found yet more child safety lapses
Australia’s eSafety Commission found that Roblox still permits adults to contact children, view their profiles and exchange posts without parental consent, despite recent age-verification rollouts. Roblox has entered a court-enforceable undertaking to make children’s accounts private by default, add parental-consent controls for adult contact, provide accessible reporting tools and undergo third-party audit within three months.
- Ars Technica·Roblox must make changes after failing to block adults creeping on kids
Australia’s eSafety commissioner reported that Roblox’s recent updates still leave children vulnerable, as adult strangers can send connection requests and view profiles, biographies, avatar images and contact lists without any privacy controls or parental alerts. Testing earlier this year revealed these gaps, prompting calls for stronger safeguards against child exploitation.
- The Verge·Australia says Roblox hasn’t fixed its child predator problem
Australia’s eSafety regulator says Roblox still fails to meet the Online Safety Act, as testing this year showed adults can still contact users under 16 despite recent safety updates. The agency found that new measures did not stop strangers from sending connection requests, messaging, or voice chats to children, keeping them at risk.
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