Over the past few years, Roblox has come under heavy criticism, facing lawsuits from governments and families around the world alleging that the platform does not do enough to protect children from harmful content and communication with older users. The company’s most recent effort was an age verification system aimed at limiting contact between adults...Read More

Ambitious goals to improve Queensland’s child safety department were “hamstrung” by underfunding as it struggled to recover from pressures caused by the COVID pandemic, an inquiry has heard. The child safety commission of inquiry was launched in May by the state LNP government to review systemic problems. Deidre Mulkerin, who led the department as director-general...Read More

Share Tweet Share Email Roblox is rolling out a broad overhaul of its child safety settings, introducing new age-based account types as the platform faces pressure from Australian regulators and renewed concern from parents over the reliability of its age-check system. The gaming platform said it will launch Roblox Kids and Roblox Select globally from...Read More

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Roblox is making a fresh attempt to reassure parents and regulators that its platform can be made safer for younger users. In the Middle East, where chat remains unavailable in much of the region after last year’s clamp-down, the company is still trying to answer the concerns that prompted it. On Monday, the company announced...Read More

Scholar argues that denying access to online platforms does more harm than good to minors. Amid growing concern over children’s online safety, policymakers worldwide have increasingly introduced regulations restricting minors’ access to online content. Some jurisdictions, such as Australia, prohibit minors from accessing certain social media. Others, such as Texas, require age verification before users...Read More

STATEN ISLAND N.Y. — More than a dozen caregivers attended a day-long workshop at The New York Foundling on Friday, receiving training in child CPR, disaster preparedness and child development. The New York Foundling is a nonprofit organization that provides support services to vulnerable children, families and adults in New York City. Senior Vice President...Read More

News Brief Monday, December 8, 2025 — 9:52 am Child safety advocates are pushing for increased online safety protections in Sacramento ahead of the Legislature reconvening in January, even as Gov. Gavin Newsom says California is leading the way on social media and artificial intelligence restrictions, the Los Angeles Times reported.  “I would say California...Read More

Note to Editors: Attached please find a soundbite in English by DA MPL, Michael Waters here. I have written to seven national Ministers calling for urgent, coordinated intervention to fix South Africa’s failing child-safeguarding system. This follows growing concern that the current system for vetting individuals working with children is fragmented, inconsistent, and unable to...Read More

In short: Roblox is introducing three mandatory age-gated account tiers -Kids (5-8), Select (9-15), and standard (16+) – starting mid-May, segregating content and chat access by age group. The move follows lawsuits from eight US state attorneys general over child safety failures and builds on the facial age verification system mandated in January. Developers must...Read More