A children’s gaming giant has three months to improve children’s protections against grooming under an Australian legal agreement.
Roblox on Aug. 20 received an enforceable undertaking following concerns about exploitation and abuse guardrails on its platform.
The eSafety Commission alleged the game was not meeting its obligations under the Online Safety Act’s codes and standards.
Roblox does not have adequate measures to prevent contact between adults and under-16s, the office alleged. The company believed it met its obligations.
The platform’s service standard also requires children’s accounts to be set to private by default with accessible reporting procedures….
