Roblox CEO and co-founder David Baszucki may soon head to Capitol Hill to discuss potential safety measures to protect underage users on the gaming platform.
In an interview with The Verge's Alex Heath, Baszcuki to discuss how the upcoming legislations will also affect platforms like Roblox that are popular among children.
Baszucki has been noticeably absent during the previous Senate hearing with social media CEOs to address concerns of sexual harassment, child exploitation, and cyberbullying on their platforms.
Roblox CEO Raises Issue Over KOSA Bill
Among the notable topics raised on the hearing was Congress' push for the proposed Kids Online Safety Act that will give power to the government to push litigations against social media companies for platforming content deemed harmful to children.
Roblox, like Meta and TikTok, clarified that it could not support the bill as it is now, claiming that "a lot of what the bill may be trying to achieve we've already achieved."
Roblox, which hosts millions of underage players every month, has been involved in several lawsuits from parents and concerned groups accusing the platform of exposing children to online predators and sexual content.
Latest statistics indicate that over 60% of its monthly player base are aged 16 years old or younger.
KOSA Moves Closer to Passing
Despite protests from many social media companies and even younger generations that will be affected by the bill, the proposed law is slowly gaining momentum in Congress following several revisions.
As of writing, the bipartisan legislation is estimated to have collected enough support to pass the Senate and later the White House.
Several states have already implemented their own versions of KOSA to limit minors' access to social media platforms.
Florida became the latest state to adopt similar actions with the bill effectively banning users under the age of 14 from all social media .
Minors that are aged 14 to 15, on the other hand, will need their parents' consent before they can access the sites.
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