Australia: Safety Commissioner announced Roblox committed to implementing safety measures to comply with Online Safety Act’s codes and standards

On 15 September 2025, the Safety Commissioner announced that the online gaming platform Roblox committed to implementing a suite of safety measures in Australia by the end of 2025 following engagement with the eSafety Commissioner on compliance with the mandatory and enforceable industry codes and standards established under the Online Safety Act. The measures include making accounts for users aged under 16 private by default, disabling direct chat and in-game “experience chat” until age estimation is completed, preventing adult-child communication without parental consent, prohibiting voice chat between adults and users aged 13 to 15 in addition to existing restrictions for under 13s, and expanding parental controls to allow parents to disable chat for 13- to 15-year-olds. Roblox also confirmed the planned expansion of age estimation technology across communication features by the end of 2025 to support delivery of these commitments. These undertakings were made after regulatory concerns were raised about risks of grooming, sexual exploitation, and other harms, with eSafety retaining enforcement powers under the Act to impose civil penalties of up to AUD 49.5 million in cases of non-compliance.