Roblox commits to privacy overhaul after eSafety discovers adults can contact children via gaming platform

What happened

According to The Guardian’s linked report, Roblox commits to privacy overhaul after eSafety discovers adults can contact children via gaming platform, Regulator says verifiable safety measures are ‘critical’ to the online service’s viability Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Roblox has committed to making changes to its online gaming platform after Australia’s eSafety commissioner discovered adults were still able to see child accounts and send connection requests without parental consent. The company has provided a legal agreement to the online safety regulator after testing earlier this year also revealed children and adults could view and respond to one another’s posts on forums outside game environments without parental consent. Continue reading…

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Primary source: Roblox commits to privacy overhaul after eSafety discovers adults can contact children via gaming platform via The Guardian. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.