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Australia confirms Roblox hasn’t addressed its child predator problem
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Roblox is planning changes after Australia’s testing identified issues that ‘put children at risk.’.
Key facts
- Roblox believes it meets its Online Safety Act obligations, according to eSafety
- Roblox is planning changes after Australia’s testing identified issues that ‘put children at risk
- Roblox is promising more changes to its child safety features following testing from Australia’s online safety regulator, eSafety
- Adults could send connection requests to young Australian children without parental or carer consent
Summary
Roblox is promising more changes to its child safety features following testing from Australia’s online safety regulator, eSafety. ESafety has been looking into concerns that the company hasn’t been in compliance with Australia’s Online Safety Act, including “allegedly failing to have sufficient measures in place to prevent contact between adults and children under 16.” While Roblox has put some new safety measures in place, eSafety’s testing this year found that the platform “continued to put children at risk, including allowing contact between children and adult strangers.” Adults could send connection requests to young Australian children without parental or carer consent;. Children and adults could view and respond to one another’s posts on forums outside game environments without parental or carer consent;.