{
  "id": 2188775,
  "title": "Australia says Roblox hasn’t fixed its child predator problem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/australia-says-roblox-hasnt-fixed-its-child-predator-problem",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-20T17:42:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/games/982885/roblox-australia-safety-regulator-child-safety"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nRoblox 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.\n\nThe 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}