Gaming: After Its Teen Social Media Ban, Australia Is Swooping On Roblox...

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When Australia implemented a social media ban for under-16 children last year, gaming platforms with social elements, ranging from Steam to Roblox, evaded the restrictions. But possibly not for long: Australian communications minister Anika Wells and the Australian eSafety commissioner's office have both written to Roblox expressing concern over "graphic and gratuitous user-generated content".

Wells has called on Roblox to explain how it's combatting child exploitation and self-harm material, and called for the Australian Classification Board to review its PG rating. Meanwhile, eSafety has also advised Roblox of its "intention to directly test the platform's implementation and effectiveness of the nine safety commitments it made to Australia's online safety regulator last year."

In September last year Roblox agreed to nine commitments to comply with Australia's Online Safety Act. These included private accounts for under 16s, and the prohibition of voice chat for 13-15 year olds (it was already prohibited by Roblox for under 13s). Roblox said in late 2025 that it had complied with all nine commitments, some of which have been implemented globally, like now-mandatory facial age checks to access chat features. Evidently, eSafety isn't satisfied.

Source: PC Gamer