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Australia asks Roblox, Minecraft to detail child safety measures

Daily Maverick · · 312 words · By Reuters
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The eSafety regulator said it had issued legally enforceable transparency notices to Roblox, Minecraft, Epic Games' Fortnite and Valve's Steam covering systems, staffing and safety aligned with cyber security protocols.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the eSafety regulator issued legally enforceable transparency notices to Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite, and Steam regarding safety systems and staffing.
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web search NEUTRAL — The eSafety Commission said it had issued legally enforceable transparency notices seeking details on safety systems, staffing and moderation practices. Companies that fail to comply could face penalt…
https://www.dw.com/en/australia-targets-roblox-minecraft-for…
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web search NEUTRAL — The eSafety regulator said it had issued legally enforceable transparency notices to Roblox, Minecraft, Epic Games' Fortnite and Valve's Steam covering systems, staffing and safety aligned with cyber …
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/australia-asks-rob…
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web search NEUTRAL — The eSafety Commissioner sent legally enforceable transparency notices.Roblox is facing over 140 lawsuits in the U.S. over child safety issues and has reached settlements with several states, requirin…
https://seekingalpha.com/news/4577609-australia-notices-robl…
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“Companies must respond to the notices, with non-compliance exposing them to penalties and potential civil action.”
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The evidence specifically states that companies failing to comply with the eSafety Commission's transparency notices could face penalties and civil action.
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web search NEUTRAL — Civil Penalty Amounts and Limits. Civil penalties for violations in consumer privacy law are often subject to statutory caps that can vary depending on the applicable law and the severity of the viola…
https://normavel.com/civil-penalties-for-violations/
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web search NEUTRAL — Factsheet 17: Penalties for Non-Compliance covers four types of non-compliance offenses and their associated penalties: Engaging in registrable activities whilst not registered (under the scheme). Pen…
https://ngm.com.au/non-compliance-offenses-and-penalties-und…
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web search NEUTRAL — Non-compliance can result in platform-wide bans across the EU and fines reaching €35M or 7% of global turnover—the highest penalty tier under the AI Act. The move reflects growing concern over the pro…
https://theportugalpost.com/posts/portugals-ai-compliance-ge…
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“nine in 10 Australians aged eight to 17 have played online games.”
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The provided evidence mentions that 90% of Australian households have a gaming device (from a 2014 report), but there is no specific data in the provided results confirming that 9 in 10 Australians aged 8 to 17 have played online games.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asian Australians are Australians of Asian ancestry, including naturalised Australians who are immigrants from various regions in Asia and descendants of such immigrants. At the 2021 census, the propo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Australians
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Australians, colloquially known as Aussies, are the citizens, nationals and individuals associated with the country of Australia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or ethno-cultura…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australians
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The seventeenth series of the Australian television cooking show MasterChef Australia, also known as MasterChef: Back To Win and MasterChef Australia: Back To Win, premiered on 28 April 2025. It was a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MasterChef_Australia_series_17
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“On Tuesday, Roblox reached settlements with Alabama and West Virginia over claims it failed to protect young users, agreeing to pay more than $23 million and make changes to how it allows children to use its chat and gaming functions.”
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Multiple sources confirm Roblox settled with Alabama and West Virginia (and in one case, Nevada) regarding child protection, with payment amounts cited as 'more than $23 million' or 'more than $32 million' and agreements to change chat/gaming functions.
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web search NEUTRAL — Roblox is facing over 140 federal lawsuits accusing it of failing to prevent child exploitation, and last month settled with Alabama and West Virginia.
https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/roblox-shares-plummet-18-as…
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web search NEUTRAL — This month, the game platform Roblox settled with Nevada, Alabama and West Virginia. The company agreed to pay more than $32 million in separation agreements and to put chat limits and age check proce…
https://punchbowl.news/article/tech/roblox-kids-protections/
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web search NEUTRAL — Roblox lawsuit for children, mental health impact of gaming, claim money for addiction, lawsuit payout for Roblox addiction, support for young gamers.Roblox facing major lawsuit from Louisiana AG over…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/roblox-lawsuit-claim-money
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“Roblox is facing more than 140 lawsuits in U.S. federal courts accusing the company of knowingly facilitating child sexual exploitation.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that Roblox is facing over 140 lawsuits in the U.S. accusing the company of failing to prevent or facilitating child exploitation.
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web search NEUTRAL — The lawsuit alleges that Roblox connected their daughter with online predators, who sexually exploited her, coercing her to send sexually explicit photos to them on Discord and Snapchat, who were also…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roblox_Corporation
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web search NEUTRAL — A federal class action lawsuit alleging that Roblox Corporation secretly collected personal data from millions of children — including users under 13 — without parental consent has been ordered to arb…
https://allaboutlawyer.com/roblox-childrens-data-privacy-cla…
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web search NEUTRAL — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, an online video game platform that caters primarily to children, alleging “the facilitation and distribution of child sexual …
https://thehighwire.com/news/louisiana-ag-files-suit-against…
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“Roblox last week said it would create tailored accounts for young users from June, assigning users aged five to eight to "Roblox Kids" and those aged nine to 15 to "Roblox Select."”
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Multiple sources confirm the introduction of 'Roblox Kids' (ages 5-8) and 'Roblox Select' (ages 9-15) to provide age-based content and safety controls.
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web search NEUTRAL — Roblox Kids and Roblox Select Accounts to Provide Age-Based Content Access and Communication Defaults for Younger Users.Roblox Select accounts are for users ages 9 to 15, as determined through our uni…
https://about.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/04/introducing-roblox…
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web search NEUTRAL — Roblox Beginner Guide. Roblox Kids and Roblox Select accounts explained.Roblox Select is designed for older kids and teens aged 9 to 15. It offers more freedom than Roblox Kids but still includes safe…
https://www.thespike.gg/roblox/beginner-guides/roblox-kids-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Roblox Select (Ages 9–15): This category provides slightly more flexibility, allowing access to games rated up to “Moderate.” Like the Kids tier, it uses a dynamically updated curated catalog and feat…
https://www.enduins.com/news/roblox-to-introduce-roblox-kids…
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