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Roblox child safety investigations and lawsuits

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The gaming platform Roblox is facing increasing legal and legislative scrutiny regarding its child safety protocols. In mid-August 2026, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism launched a formal investigation. Senators Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin alleged that the platform may prioritize revenue and engagement over the well-being of young users, following reports of criminal activity including sexual abuse and kidnapping. Data indicates that 65,391 reports of suspected child exploitation were sent to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in 2025, more than doubling the previous year’s figure. In response to these pressures, Roblox has announced new policies to restrict games using “reward-based media feeds” and is expanding its safety architecture through facial age estimation and enhanced human moderation. Following regulatory findings in Australia, the company entered into a court-enforceable undertaking to implement changes such as making accounts private by default. By late August 2026, Roblox expanded its safety efforts to the Philippines, committing to integrate the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) into its age assurance processes. In early September 2026, the European Commission designated Roblox as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). During the Roblox Developer Conference in September 2026, YouTuber Emathiio interrupted CEO David Baszucki’s keynote to advocate for improved child safety. Regulatory pressure in Southeast Asia has continued to intensify. On September 22, 2026, Indonesian Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid met with Baszucki in Silicon Valley to discuss compliance with Indonesia’s PP TUNAS regulations. Hafid called for more robust age verification for users under 16, the implementation of “safety-by-design” principles, and requested that Roblox establish a local presence in Jakarta. Regulatory pressure in the Philippines intensified on September 22, 2026, when the National Privacy Commission issued Show Cause Orders to several tech companies, including Roblox, to enforce accountability regarding the safety of Filipino youth.

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