Roblox agrees to pay Nevada $12 million in child-safety settlement

Nevada has forced Roblox to rewrite core safety rules for young players, after Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced a child-safety settlement that pairs more than $12 million in payments with new limits on chatting, stronger parental controls, and an end to encrypted communications involving minors. The deal is aimed at protecting children on a platform with more than 380 million monthly users, and it could become a template for other states watching the same fight unfold.

Under the agreement, Roblox will pay $10 million over three years for non-digital programs for children, $1.5 million over two years for a law-enforcement liaison, and $1 million over two years for an online safety awareness campaign. Nevada says the liaison will give state law enforcement faster communication channels to address safety concerns, while the awareness push is meant to reach both minors and adults.

The practical changes cut straight into how young players use the platform. Parents will be able to decide who their children talk to and what games they play, and if there is no parent account, the default content mode will provide protection to minor users. Adult users and users under 16 will not be able to chat unless they are trusted friends. The settlement also says no communication involving minors on Roblox will be encrypted, which Nevada says will make it easier to combat child exploitation networks, trafficking, and the distribution of illegal content.

Ford called the agreement first-of-its-kind and said it was designed to create a safer environment for children online. Roblox already highlights age-based accounts and expanded parental controls for users under 16 on its safety pages, and the company says it continually evolves its practices to address emerging challenges. Roblox’s chief safety officer also described the settlement as a useful example of how regulators and the games industry can work together.

The wider legal pressure on Roblox is still building. Kentucky filed suit on Oct. 7, 2025, saying the platform had become a “hunting ground for child predators,” and Texas followed on Nov. 6, 2025, accusing the company of deceiving parents about safety risks. Louisiana also filed a separate child-protection lawsuit in August 2025. With Nevada now forcing changes to moderation, reporting, and oversight, the settlement looks less like a standalone payout and more like a blueprint other states may try to copy.