Roblox's New Child Safety Plan: Somehow Letting Adults Chat With Kids
KEY POINTS
- •Australia's eSafety regulator found Roblox not fully compliant with the 2025 Online Safety Act about child-adult contact.
- •Despite some new safety features, testing revealed adults could still send connection requests to children under 16.
- •eSafety secured a court enforceable undertaking requiring Roblox to do more to protect kids from grooming and exploitation.
Roblox, the wildly popular online game platform, recently faced a friendly chat with Australia's eSafety regulator after failing to comply with the Online Safety Act. Despite some new safety spring cleaning, the 2025 eSafety testing reported Roblox still lets adults send connection requests to kids under 16 – which feels less 'family-friendly' and more 'awkward PTA meeting gone wrong.' eSafety’s investigation not only flagged the company's alleged lapses in blocking adult-child contact but also secured a court enforceable undertaking to ramp up protection. Meanwhile, Roblox continues striving to juggle user engagement with the near-impossible task of digital child supervision in their green-themed virtual playground.
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(1 of 3)Roblox making sure kids meet random adults online since apparently 'playing safe' means 'playing boldly with children’s chat rooms.'
Nothing says 'fun for kids' like a digital platform where adults can casually slide into DMs under Aussie law scrutiny.
Roblox’s idea of child safety is promising to try harder next time while still letting strangers say hi. Genius!
Source: Theverge | Published: 8/20/2026 | Author: Jay Peters
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