Australia says Roblox hasn’t fixed its child predator problem
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 […]
Australia's online safety regulator, eSafety, has found that Roblox has not done enough to prevent child predators from contacting minors on its platform. eSafety tested Roblox's safety features this year and found that adults could still send connection requests to children.
Roblox has promised to implement more changes to its child safety features. The platform has already put some new safety measures in place, but eSafety's testing found that these were not sufficient.
The eSafety Commissioner is seeking to use its enforcement powers to make online platforms comply with Australia's child-safety rules. According to The Verge, these rules include preventing contact between adults and children under 16.
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