Overview
- A settlement announced Wednesday between Nevada and Roblox requires the company to pay more than $12 million and accept new child-safety rules.
- Roblox will fund $10 million over three years for community youth programs such as Boys & Girls Clubs, plus $1 million for an online-safety awareness campaign and a law enforcement liaison role.
- The agreement mandates age verification for all Nevada users and the use of facial age-estimation technology, with monitoring to flag accounts that appear to misstate a user’s age.
- Minors will face stricter communication limits that block encrypted messaging, cap cross-age chats, require a verified “trusted friend” added via QR code or phone contacts, and reduce nighttime notifications.
- Accounts for users under 16 will default to kid-focused settings that block adult-rated content and expand parental oversight, while Roblox frames the deal as a landmark as other state actions continue and courts scrutinize youth safety on major platforms.