Roblox clamps down on chats and age checks as legal pressure builds

Don’t have an account? Sign up > Try our antivirus with a free, full-featured 14-day trial Protect your team’s devices and data – no IT skills needed Explore award-winning endpoint security for your business Roblox has long faced criticism over child safety on its platform. Now it has started settling with state attorneys over the issue, and the total is climbing fast. On April 21, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced a $12.2 million settlement with the child-focused online gaming platform. The State of West Virginia also settled for $11 million the same day. Those came a week after Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford got the company to hand over $12 million. Their problem with Roblox is clear from the settlement documents: they believe it hasn’t been adequately protecting children from predators on its platform. As part of Alabama’s settlement, Roblox must now run age checks

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