The regulator also found that children’s connections, profiles and biographical information, including account names, connections and avatar images, could be visible to other users on the platform.
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Australia’s online safety regulator has secured a legally enforceable undertaking from Roblox to strengthen protections for children after testing found that adults could still contact young users without parental consent.
Regulator says verifiable safety measures are ‘critical’ to the online service’s viability
Regulator testing found adults could send connection requests to young Australian children without a parent’s consent.
The agreement marks an incremental win for the eSafety Commissioner as it seeks to use its enforcement powers to make online…
Roblox is first platform to submit to independent audits under the Online Safety Act.
A study ordered by the Australian government found that age checking can be done ‘privately, efficiently and effectively’.
The country’s regulator found “gaps” in Roblox’s safety systems.
