Key facts
- Australia's eSafety Commissioner has obtained a court-enforceable undertaking from Roblox.
- The undertaking aims to enhance protections against grooming and sexual exploitation of children.
- Testing showed adults could contact children without parental consent and access their information.
- Roblox must implement measures like making children's accounts private by default and improving reporting systems.
- An independent third-party auditor will assess the effectiveness of Roblox's safety measures, including its age-estimation technology.
- Failure to comply with the undertaking could lead to court orders and further penalties.
Australia's internet regulator has secured a court-enforceable undertaking from the gaming platform Roblox to enhance protections against child grooming and sexual exploitation. The agreement follows tests by the eSafety Commissioner that revealed adults could still contact young Australian children on Roblox without parental consent, despite existing safety measures. Children's accounts and information were also found to be visible to other users.