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On September 9, 2021, Roblox launched an automated process for users to receive Robux back for items they had bought which had been deleted or otherwise moderated<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roblox Moderated Item Robux Policy |url=https://www.roblox.com/modcreditagreement/974158ba-99f0-4915-8fde-5b07b3cbbe09 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/aEZB0 |archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>. The Roblox company implemented this change after they got sued for first allowing items to be sold and then deleting them without compensating users that purchased said items<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doe v. Roblox Corporation |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59935306/doe-v-roblox-corporation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222145446/https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59935306/doe-v-roblox-corporation/ |archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>. Until then, there was no refund method in place, meaning that if an item was deleted, Roblox would keep all of the profit they made of said item and sometimes all of the money made from selling said item if the creators account got terminated and the creator hadn't spent their Robux yet.

== Forced arbitration ==

Roblox's Terms of Use states that the only way to opt out of forced arbitration is to send written notice to Roblox with 30 days of signing up for the first time. Future changes to their Arbitration Agreement may only be opted out if an additional written opt-out notice is sent within 30 days after Roblox provides notice of such changes. The written notice must be sent by certified U.S. Mail or by Federal Express (or international equivalent), as stated in section 13.b.ix of their Terms of Use.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 Apr 2026 |title=Roblox Terms of Use |url=https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004647846-Roblox-Terms-of-Use |url-status=live |access-date=14 May 2026 |website=Roblox}}</ref>

==Incidents==

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On November, 2025, Roblox released an update that required users on Australia, the Netherlands, and New Zealand to be age verified in order to use chat by either facial estimation or ID verification, which caused outrage amongst users. On January 7th, 2026, they seemingly ignored the outrage and released the update globally.<ref>{{Cite web |last=RbxRocketMan |date=10 Jan 2026 |title=Age Check Requirement to Chat Now Live Globally |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-requirement-to-chat-now-live-globally/4226101 |website=Roblox Devforum |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115161245/https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-requirement-to-chat-now-live-globally/4226101/ |archive-date=15 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>''Matt Kaufman and Rajiv Bhatia (2026-01-07).'' [https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/01/roblox-age-checks-required-to-chat "A New Era of Safety: Facial Age Checks Now Required to Chat on Roblox"] ''Roblox's Newsroom. Retrieved 2026-01-22.'' ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260118060352/https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/01/roblox-age-checks-required-to-chat Archived])</ref> Said facial estimation is also required to use some features other than the chat, such as Roblox Studio's team create.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roblox |first= |date=26 Mar 2026 |title=Age Requirements for Team Create in Studio |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-requirements-for-team-create-in-studio/4539725 |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref>

===~~Removal of~~ 2D/Classic Faces===

On April 2026 that Roblox will be Introducing Roblox Kids and Roblox Select: age-based accounts that use age-check technology to deliver tailored content, safer chat, and expanded parental controls for users under 16 and required to age verify to be able to play Moderate games <ref>{{Cite web |last=Baszucki |first=David |date=Apr 13, 2026 |title=Roblox Introduces New Age-Based Accounts and Expanded Parental Controls for Users Under 16 |url=https://about.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/04/introducing-roblox-kids-and-select-accounts |url-status=live |website=Roblox}}</ref>

===Switching away from 2D/Classic Faces===

On 27th January, 2026, Roblox announced via a DevForum post that they would be fully migrating all 2D faces to Dynamic Heads and removing 2D face and Classic Head support entirely. <ref>{{Cite web |last=GeneralRelish |first= |date=2026-01-27 |title=Completing the Dynamic Head Migration |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/completing-the-dynamic-head-migration/4301387 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260307020815/https://devforum.roblox.com/t/completing-the-dynamic-head-migration/4301387 |archive-date=2026-03-07 |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=Roblox Developer Forum}}</ref> Roblox claimed that all Dynamic Heads would have 1:1 parity with the original 2D faces, which was quickly pointed out as untrue across comments on the DevForum, with some users guessing that the majority of the new Dynamic Heads were AI generated. Roblox previously supported Classic Heads with 2D faces, the majority of these heads were paid cosmetics sold under the pretense that support for them would continue. With this update, Roblox has discontinued support for this paid product, changing the terms of the sale after consumers purchased it.

On 5th March, 2026, Roblox amended the DevForum post claiming that they would work with Kestrel, a well known UGC brand on the Roblox platform, to review the 1:1 migration of 2D faces. On 23rd March, 2026, Roblox fully rolled out the update, releasing sub-standard 3D heads and removing 2D faces and Classic Heads. Kestrel's Creative Director Ana went on X (Formerly Twitter) to state that Roblox had released the update without consulting Kestrel in any way, and that Roblox had released the update early. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ana |first= |date=2026-03-23 |title=Ana on X: |url=https://x.com/Anareloux/status/2036175481624486264 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=X}}</ref> This led to several users on the DevForum to believe that Kestrel had approved of the update, damaging Kestrel's reputation.

====Removal Of Faces====

This switch of 2D/Classic faces to the Dynamic Head ones also lead to some 2D faces being straight up removed, with no refunds being given to affected users. One of these deleted faces is the 'Koala' face that was released in 2009 with the price of 28 Robux.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Koala {{!}} Roblox Wiki {{!}} Fandom |url=https://roblox.fandom.com/wiki/Catalog:Koala |url-status=live |website=Fandom}}</ref>

===Requiring a Roblox+ subscription in order to publish games===

On the 13th of April, 2026, Roblox had announced an update taking effect on May 19th that would '''require''' game publishers to "have an active Roblox+ subscription" in order to publish games and '''keep them up''' for others to experience, along with other restrictions if the game is intended to be played by an audience of all age groups.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NikT |date=13 Apr 2026 |title=New Publishing Requirements & Evaluation Process for Games |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/new-publishing-requirements-evaluation-process-for-games/4573166 |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref>

On the 13th of April, 2026, Roblox had announced an update taking effect on May 19th that would '''require''' game publishers to "have an active Roblox+ subscription" in order to publish games and '''keep them up''' for others to experience, along with other restrictions if the game is intended to be played by an audience of all age groups.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tornow |first=Nick |date=12 Apr 2026 |title=New standards to publish games on Roblox are coming soon |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=033GBcpcmxc |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |website=Youtube |publisher=[[Roblox]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=NikT |date=13 Apr 2026 |title=New Publishing Requirements & Evaluation Process for Games |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/new-publishing-requirements-evaluation-process-for-games/4573166 |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref> It was initially announced in the unlisted video that "people with more than 100 hours of playtime on their projects" would receive up to 6 months of a free Roblox+ subscription. Hours later, however, people began to report incidents of their eligibility being revoked from them, despite having met the presented requirements.<ref>{{Cite web |last=pe9h |date=13 Apr 2026 |title=Comment #2597 on the initial announcement page for new publishing requirements |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/new-publishing-requirements-evaluation-process-for-games/4573166/2597 |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=nukesplash |date=13 Apr 2026 |title=Comment #2618 on the initial announcement page for new publishing requirements |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/new-publishing-requirements-evaluation-process-for-games/4573166/2618 |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Illinois_Roadbuff |date=14 Apr 2026 |title=Comment #2739 on the initial announcement page for new publishing requirements |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/new-publishing-requirements-evaluation-process-for-games/4573166/2739 |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Iepurasul_unic |date=14 Apr 2026 |title=Eligibility for 6-month free Plus grant disappeared despite meeting 100h requirement |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/eligibility-for-6-month-free-plus-grant-disappeared-despite-meeting-100h-requirement/4576708 |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref>

==== List of all current publishing restrictions: ====

====List of all current publishing restrictions:====

*Having to be ID-verified

*Having 2-Factor-Authentification(2FA) on

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==References==

~~<references />~~

[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

[[Category:Video games]]

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 On September 9, 2021, Roblox launched an automated process for users to receive Robux back for items they had bought which had been deleted or otherwise moderated<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roblox Moderated Item Robux Policy |url=https://www.roblox.com/modcreditagreement/974158ba-99f0-4915-8fde-5b07b3cbbe09 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/aEZB0 |archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>. The Roblox company implemented this change after they got sued for first allowing items to be sold and then deleting them without compensating users that purchased said items<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doe v. Roblox Corporation |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59935306/doe-v-roblox-corporation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222145446/https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59935306/doe-v-roblox-corporation/ |archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>. Until then, there was no refund method in place, meaning that if an item was deleted, Roblox would keep all of the profit they made of said item and sometimes all of the money made from selling said item if the creators account got terminated and the creator hadn't spent their Robux yet.
+== Forced arbitration ==
+Roblox's Terms of Use states that the only way to opt out of forced arbitration is to send written notice to Roblox with 30 days of signing up for the first time. Future changes to their Arbitration Agreement may only be opted out if an additional written opt-out notice is sent within 30 days after Roblox provides notice of such changes. The written notice must be sent by certified U.S. Mail or by Federal Express (or international equivalent), as stated in section 13.b.ix of their Terms of Use.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 Apr 2026 |title=Roblox Terms of Use |url=https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004647846-Roblox-Terms-of-Use |url-status=live |access-date=14 May 2026 |website=Roblox}}</ref>
 ==Incidents==
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 On November, 2025, Roblox released an update that required users on Australia, the Netherlands, and New Zealand to be age verified in order to use chat by either facial estimation or ID verification, which caused outrage amongst users. On January 7th, 2026, they seemingly ignored the outrage and released the update globally.<ref>{{Cite web |last=RbxRocketMan |date=10 Jan 2026 |title=Age Check Requirement to Chat Now Live Globally |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-requirement-to-chat-now-live-globally/4226101 |website=Roblox Devforum |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115161245/https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-requirement-to-chat-now-live-globally/4226101/ |archive-date=15 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>''Matt Kaufman and Rajiv Bhatia (2026-01-07).'' [https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/01/roblox-age-checks-required-to-chat "A New Era of Safety: Facial Age Checks Now Required to Chat on Roblox"] ''Roblox's Newsroom. Retrieved 2026-01-22.'' ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260118060352/https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/01/roblox-age-checks-required-to-chat Archived])</ref> Said facial estimation is also required to use some features other than the chat, such as Roblox Studio's team create.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roblox |first= |date=26 Mar 2026 |title=Age Requirements for Team Create in Studio |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-requirements-for-team-create-in-studio/4539725 |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref>
-===Removal of 2D/Classic Faces===
+On April 2026  that Roblox will be Introducing Roblox Kids and Roblox Select: age-based accounts that use age-check technology to deliver tailored content, safer chat, and expanded parental controls for users under 16 and required to age verify to be able to play Moderate games <ref>{{Cite web |last=Baszucki |first=David |date=Apr 13, 2026 |title=Roblox Introduces New Age-Based Accounts and Expanded Parental Controls for Users Under 16 |url=https://about.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/04/introducing-roblox-kids-and-select-accounts |url-status=live |website=Roblox}}</ref>
+===Switching away from 2D/Classic Faces===
 On 27th January, 2026, Roblox announced via a DevForum post that they would be fully migrating all 2D faces to Dynamic Heads and removing 2D face and Classic Head support entirely. <ref>{{Cite web |last=GeneralRelish |first= |date=2026-01-27 |title=Completing the Dynamic Head Migration |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/completing-the-dynamic-head-migration/4301387 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260307020815/https://devforum.roblox.com/t/completing-the-dynamic-head-migration/4301387 |archive-date=2026-03-07 |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=Roblox Developer Forum}}</ref> Roblox claimed that all Dynamic Heads would have 1:1 parity with the original 2D faces, which was quickly pointed out as untrue across comments on the DevForum, with some users guessing that the majority of the new Dynamic Heads were AI generated. Roblox previously supported Classic Heads with 2D faces, the majority of these heads were paid cosmetics sold under the pretense that support for them would continue. With this update, Roblox has discontinued support for this paid product, changing the terms of the sale after consumers purchased it.
 On 5th March, 2026, Roblox amended the DevForum post claiming that they would work with Kestrel, a well known UGC brand on the Roblox platform, to review the 1:1 migration of 2D faces. On 23rd March, 2026, Roblox fully rolled out the update, releasing sub-standard 3D heads and removing 2D faces and Classic Heads. Kestrel's Creative Director Ana went on X (Formerly Twitter) to state that Roblox had released the update without consulting Kestrel in any way, and that Roblox had released the update early. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ana |first= |date=2026-03-23 |title=Ana on X: |url=https://x.com/Anareloux/status/2036175481624486264 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=X}}</ref> This led to several users on the DevForum to believe that Kestrel had approved of the update, damaging Kestrel's reputation.
+====Removal Of Faces====
+This switch of 2D/Classic faces to the Dynamic Head ones also lead to some 2D faces being straight up removed, with no refunds being given to affected users. One of these deleted faces is the 'Koala' face that was released in 2009 with the price of 28 Robux.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Koala {{!}} Roblox Wiki {{!}} Fandom |url=https://roblox.fandom.com/wiki/Catalog:Koala |url-status=live |website=Fandom}}</ref>
 ===Requiring a Roblox+ subscription in order to publish games===
-On the 13th of April, 2026, Roblox had announced an update taking effect on May 19th that would '''require''' game publishers to "have an active Roblox+ subscription" in order to publish games and '''keep them up''' for others to experience, along with other restrictions if the game is intended to be played by an audience of all age groups.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NikT |date=13 Apr 2026 |title=New Publishing Requirements & Evaluation Process for Games |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/new-publishing-requirements-evaluation-process-for-games/4573166 |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref>
+On the 13th of April, 2026, Roblox had announced an update taking effect on May 19th that would '''require''' game publishers to "have an active Roblox+ subscription" in order to publish games and '''keep them up''' for others to experience, along with other restrictions if the game is intended to be played by an audience of all age groups.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tornow |first=Nick |date=12 Apr 2026 |title=New standards to publish games on Roblox are coming soon |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=033GBcpcmxc |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |website=Youtube |publisher=[[Roblox]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=NikT |date=13 Apr 2026 |title=New Publishing Requirements & Evaluation Process for Games |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/new-publishing-requirements-evaluation-process-for-games/4573166 |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref> It was initially announced in the unlisted video that "people with more than 100 hours of playtime on their projects" would receive up to 6 months of a free Roblox+ subscription. Hours later, however, people began to report incidents of their eligibility being revoked from them, despite having met the presented requirements.<ref>{{Cite web |last=pe9h |date=13 Apr 2026 |title=Comment #2597 on the initial announcement page for new publishing requirements |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/new-publishing-requirements-evaluation-process-for-games/4573166/2597 |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=nukesplash |date=13 Apr 2026 |title=Comment #2618 on the initial announcement page for new publishing requirements |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/new-publishing-requirements-evaluation-process-for-games/4573166/2618 |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Illinois_Roadbuff |date=14 Apr 2026 |title=Comment #2739 on the initial announcement page for new publishing requirements |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/new-publishing-requirements-evaluation-process-for-games/4573166/2739 |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Iepurasul_unic |date=14 Apr 2026 |title=Eligibility for 6-month free Plus grant disappeared despite meeting 100h requirement |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/eligibility-for-6-month-free-plus-grant-disappeared-despite-meeting-100h-requirement/4576708 |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref>
-==== List of all current publishing restrictions: ====
+====List of all current publishing restrictions:====
 *Having to be ID-verified
 *Having 2-Factor-Authentification(2FA) on
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 ==References==
-<references />
+{{Reflist}}
 [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
+[[Category:Video games]]