{"id":3419,"date":"2026-08-20T21:42:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/australia-says-roblox-hasnt-fixed-its-child-predator-problem\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T21:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:42:34","slug":"australia-says-roblox-hasnt-fixed-its-child-predator-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/australia-says-roblox-hasnt-fixed-its-child-predator-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia says Roblox hasn\u2019t fixed its child predator problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Illustration of the Roblox wordmark logo in green\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Illustration: The Verge\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/STK146_Roblox_New_01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roblox is promising more changes to its child safety features following testing from Australia&rsquo;s online safety regulator, eSafety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">eSafety has been looking into concerns that the company hasn&rsquo;t been in compliance with Australia&rsquo;s Online Safety Act, including \u00ab\u00a0allegedly failing to have sufficient measures in place to prevent contact between adults and children under 16.\u00a0\u00bb While Roblox has put some new safety measures in place, eSafety&rsquo;s testing this year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esafety.gov.au\/newsroom\/media-releases\/esafety-secures-court-enforceable-undertaking-from-roblox-to-do-more-to-protect-australian-kids-from-grooming-and-sexual-exploitation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found that<\/a> the platform \u00ab\u00a0continued to put children at risk, including allowing contact between children and adult strangers.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">eSafety&rsquo;s testing found that:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">adults could send connection req \u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/982885\/roblox-australia-safety-regulator-child-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roblox is promising more changes to its child safety features following testing from Australia&rsquo;s online safety regulator, eSafety. eSafety has 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