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Roblox agrees to strengthen child safety after Australian regulator finds four major failings
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Australia's eSafety Commissioner found that Roblox still allows adults to contact children without parental consent and exposes children's profiles and connections to all users, and Roblox agreed to implement stronger measures within three months.
Platforms with large minor user bases face increasing regulatory pressure to make safety controls default rather than optional. The requirement for an independent third-party audit signals that regulators are no longer accepting self-reported compliance at face value.
Written by elseif from the cluster below · every claim links back to a sourceThe three things worth knowing
Adults can currently send connection requests to children and interact with them on forums without parental consent.
Children's profiles, connections, and biographical information are visible to anyone on Roblox with no option to restrict visibility.
Roblox agreed to make children's accounts private by default, require parental consent for adult contact, and engage an independent auditor within three months.
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