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Roblox is a free service which features  microtransactions made with Robux, e.g. new accessories, clothing, exclusive content in certain games, and the ability to access certain games. All items purchased on Roblox are stored on Roblox servers alone, so Roblox has the ability to modify or delete the items you own. Deleted or moderated items do not guarantee a refund, even if user is not at fault. <ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date= |title=Will I Get My Robux Back If I Delete/Do Not Like an Item? |url=https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/203313290-Will-I-Get-My-Robux-Back-If-I-Delete-Do-Not-Like-an-Item |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260202060541/https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/203313290-Will-I-Get-My-Robux-Back-If-I-Delete-Do-Not-Like-an-Item |archive-date=2 Feb 2026 |access-date=20 Feb 2026 |website=Roblox Support}}</ref>

On the 24th of August 2025 the youtube channel People Make Games published a video about Roblox's treatment of children. One of the points in the video is about how Roblox developers own a currency called "Robux" that resembles a new form of [[wikipedia:Company_scrip|Company Scrip]], a currency that is exclusively earned and exchanged in the company. Exchanging it back into a real currency will result in less payment overall, encouraging the use of it inside the company. The currency was made illegal in 1938.  

https://www.gamethemedia.com/the-crime-history-of-roblox --> and in many cases, these individuals tend to have their bans reversed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Schlep |date=Aug 9, 2025 |title=Roblox Is Threatening to Sue Me For Protecting Kids |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMqAw_NjHK8&t |access-date=Aug 10, 2025 |website=[[YouTube]] |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=hMqAw_NjHK8 |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref><!-- <- Add more citations please, The only citation is a youtube video --> Additionally, the platform has been documented to host various mature experiences,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlep |date=Jan 9, 2024 |title=this simulator should NOT be on roblox... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMdacOJxmjU |access-date=Aug 10, 2025 |website=[[YouTube]] |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=IMdacOJxmjU |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlep |date=Apr 14, 2024 |title=Roblox Needs to BAN These Games... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE3FeYfJOhw |access-date=Aug 10, 2025 |website=[[YouTube]] |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=EE3FeYfJOhw |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> which have been recorded to be used as breeding grounds for predatory behavior.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlep |date=Feb 7, 2024 |title=I Caught a Roblox PREDATOR in this game... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQMSc-9jGMQ |access-date=Aug 10, 2025 |website=[[YouTube]] |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=qQMSc-9jGMQ |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> This neglect has gone so far as to the platform threatening litigation against individuals attempting to get child predators reported to authorities.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date= |title=Roblox-Sclep controversy |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roblox%E2%80%93Schlep_controversy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321141928/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roblox%E2%80%93Schlep_controversy |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |work=[[Wikipedia]]}}</ref>

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>

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 |first=GeneralRelish |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 |first=Ana |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.