Australia's eSafety commissioner found Roblox failed to block adults from contacting children through connection requests, visible profiles, and forum comments, despite safeguards implemented last fall. The platform has entered a court-enforceable agreement to strengthen protections within three months, including making children's accounts private by default and blocking adult-to-child contact without parental consent.
Background
Australia's Online Safety Act requires platforms to prevent unwanted adult-minor contact and set children's accounts to private by default. Roblox reports 1.7 million Australian children using its platform.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Aug 21, 2026 at 01:14 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10