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Roblox's ban on child messaging welcomed in UK as boost for online safety compliance

By Patricia Figueiredo ( November 18, 2024, 17:36 GMT | Insight) -- A move announced by online gaming platform Roblox today to limit the ability of children under 13 to message other users directly has won a broad regulatory welcome in the UK. The online safety regulator praised the platform’s efforts and repeated that tech companies need to start acting now, before the Online Safety Act comes into force, to protect children online. Roblox said it recognizes that parental verification, involved in its changes, remain an “industry-wide challenge.”Online gaming platform Roblox's move today to limit the ability of children under 13 to message other users directly has won a broad regulatory welcome in the UK.  ...

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