After facing criticism and at least 35 lawsuits, Roblox announced on Tuesday November 18th, 2025 that it will begin enforcing a new safety measure using Facial Age Estimation technology to protect younger users on the platform.
As of 2025, Roblox has 380 million monthly active users and 111.8 million daily players (demandsage). Online predators are becoming an increasingly dangerous issue, using the Roblox gaming platform to target, groom, and exploit minors, leading to multiple lawsuits against the company.
Roblox expects to enforce the age requirements starting in Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands in December while it reaches the rest of the world until January 2026. According to the New York Times, this move comes from governments worldwide enacting new regulations on social media aimed at protecting minors.
“We are deeply troubled by any allegations about harms to children online and are committed to setting the industry standard for safety,” a spokesperson for Roblox told ABC News in a recent interview. “To protect our users, we have rigorous, industry-leading policies, including limiting chat for younger users and employing advanced filters designed to block the sharing of personal information. We also collaborate closely with law enforcement.”
Lawsuits in Iowa came after a 13-year old girl was allegedly introduced to an adult predator on the platform, as FOX56 News recently revealed. Many state attorneys involved in these cases believe justice needs to be served.
“They’ll do nothing to eliminate the problem at the core of the Roblox business model: allowing children as young as 5 to create accounts and chat with people they don’t know, without any parental consent,” Russell Coleman, Kentucky Attorney General, wrote.
According to ABC News, Roblox aims to separate users into appropriate age groups: children under 9 years old, children between 9 and 12 years old, between 13 and 15, between 16 and 17, between 18 and 20, and adults 21 and over. In addition, Roblox stated that chat features in in-game experiences would be turned off automatically.
On CBS News, Roblox CEO David Baszucki revealed his final thoughts on the upcoming safety regulation: “They will become the gold standard for safety and civility on the internet.”