This is a vital win for child safety, but without including platforms like Roblox – a “game” in name only – we risk leaving a loophole big enough for predators and exploitative design to slip through.

In his nine years on Roblox, Melbourne teen Ollie has been exposed to a steady stream of disturbing content he wishes he could unsee, ranging from pro-Nazi demonstrations to child abuse material.

Social media platforms captured under a world-leading ban were not assessed based on the harm they pose to under-16s, Australia's eSafety commissioner says. They were instead assessed on whether their ...

Roblox introduced new age assurance features in Australia and two other countries weeks before the social media ban kicked in ...