A flurry of recent changes and updates have proven unpopular with players, developers, while regulators continue to keep a close eye on the gaming behemoth.

Roblox is one of the most popular online platforms for elementary school-aged kids. Now, after a wave of lawsuits and growing concerns about predators using in-game chat to contact children, the company is rolling out new safety changes.

Alabama and West Virginia have joined Nevada in reaching five-figure settlements with Roblox, which will introduce age checks for users under 16.

Interactive gaming platform Roblox has reached settlements with Alabama and West Virginia over claims it failed to protect young ‌users, agreeing to pay more than $23 million and make changes to how it allows children to use its chat and gaming functions,

Executives say they’re not waiting for governments to tell them to 'age-gate' users.

Alabama became the second state on Tuesday to announce a settlement with Roblox over child safety protections on the gaming platform.

By Renju Jose SYDNEY, April 22 (Reuters) - Australia's internet regulator on Wednesday asked online gaming platforms including Roblox and Microsoft's Minecraft to spell out how they protect children from grooming by sexual predators and shield young users from radicalisation.