Australia’s communications minister Anika Wells is the latest of a number of global lawmakers to express concerns about child safety on Roblox, the massively popular gaming platform aimed largely at young people. Wells has requested a meeting with Roblox, after being alarmed by reports of graphic content and child predation on the platform.
The minister has written a letter to Roblox expressing concern, The Guardian reports, after she was “alarmed by reports of children being exposed to graphic and gratuitous user-generated content on the platform, including sexually explicit and suicidal material.” She adds that she is even more disturbed by “ongoing reports and concerns about children being approached and groomed by predators, who actively seek to exploit their curiosity and innocence.”
Australia’s eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant mirrored these concerns in a separate letter, saying eSafety plans to test Roblox’s promises to keep children safe online. “We remain highly concerned by ongoing reports regarding the exploitation of children on the Roblox service, and exposure to harmful material,” Inman Grant said.
