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Roblox to overhaul privacy after regulator finds adults can contact children

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Roblox is implementing a significant privacy overhaul following an investigation by Australia's eSafety Commissioner. The regulator discovered that adults could contact children through the gaming platform, prompting calls for verifiable safety measures. These measures are deemed critical for the platform's continued operation. AI

IMPACT Ensures safer online environments for minors, potentially influencing other platforms' safety protocols.

RANK_REASON Regulatory action against a major platform regarding child safety. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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Roblox to overhaul privacy after regulator finds adults can contact children

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Roblox commits to privacy overhaul after eSafety discovers adults can contact children via gaming platform Regulator says verifiable safety measures are ‘crit

    📰 Roblox commits to privacy overhaul after eSafety discovers adults can contact children via gaming platform Regulator says verifiable safety measures are ‘critical’ to the online service’s viabilityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/roblox-esafety-commissi… web.archive.org

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