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Roblox introduces ‘Kids’ and ‘Select’ accounts for age-appropriate access to games and chat
Renju Jose / Reuters : Australia's eSafety Commissioner issues transparency notices to Roblox, Microsoft's Minecraft, and other online gaming platforms to detail child safety measures — Australia's internet regulator on Wednesday asked online gaming platforms including Roblox (RBLX.N) and Microsoft's (MSFT.O) …
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg : Roblox reaches settlements totaling $35.8M with the AGs of West Virginia, Alabama, and Nevada over child-safety protections — Roblox Corp. has reached settlements with attorneys general in three states over child-safety protections. — As part of the deals, the video game company pledged …
Roblox agreed to a $12.5 million settlement resolving claims that its platform allowed adults to message and solicit children; the deal also imposes a nationwide ban on adults initiating private messages to minors on Roblox. The settlement requires changes to Roblox’s messaging and safety practices, increased transparency, and monitoring to prevent adult-child contact, addressing accusations of inadequate safety controls and failure to protect young users. The move matters because Roblox is a major online gaming and social platform with tens of millions of children users, and the settlement sets a legal and product precedent for how platforms must design communication features and safety systems. It could influence industry standards and regulatory scrutiny for child safety online.
Roblox introduces ‘Kids’ and ‘Select’ accounts for age-appropriate access to games and chat