The company says age verification checks will start in early December, around the same time Australia's social media ban for under-16s is set to come into effect.

As Roblox rolls out new age assurance features to prevent teens and kids from chatting with adults they do not know, it says Australia’s upcoming under-16s social media ban should not apply to its services.

Australian children under 16 could be banned from Roblox, with the popular gaming platform on notice ahead of Australia’s world-leading social media ban for kids.

Australians will need to undergo facial scans to estimate their age if they want to use all the features of a popular online gaming platform.

Australia's eSafety commissioner says her team has "taken Roblox to task" over its risk of exposing children to harm but warned the online gaming platform may not be included in the upcoming social media ban.

Texas Attorney General announces he has filed a lawsuit against Roblox for allegedly putting profits above the safety of children on its platform.

A Guardian Australia investigation this week documented a reporter posing as an eight-year-old girl on Roblox who was “given a sexualised avatar, cyberbullied, aggressively killed, sexually assaulted and shat on, all with parental control settings in place”.

DENVER — A popular YouTuber known as Schlep has a warning for parents about Roblox after the company banned him from the platform for exposing alleged child predators. Schlep, whose real name is Michael, first logged on to Roblox when he was eight years old. Roblox is an online platform where users can play millions of games created by other users....

Roblox and similar platforms remain untouched. They’re excluded because they’re categorised as games, not social media.