Article 7504R Roblox to implement youth protections and pay $12m in Nevada settlement

Roblox to implement youth protections and pay $12m in Nevada settlement

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Popular gaming platform will require age verification, restrict night-time notifications for minors and limit chats

Roblox, a gaming platform popular with kids, will implement increased protections for young users and pay more than $12m to the state of Nevada in what the state attorney general, Aaron Ford, on Wednesday called a first-of-its-kind agreement.

This settlement will create a safer environment for our children online, and I hope that it will serve as a bellwether for how online interactive platforms allow our state's youth to use their products," the Democrat said on Wednesday.

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