Roblox settled with Nevada for $12.5 million over child safety failures, agreeing to require age verification and ban direct messaging between adults and kids under 16 unless they're already verified friends. The changes affect a platform nearly half of US children under 16 use, and Nevada's attorney general signaled this deal is a template — the state is suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, and Kik next. The settlement also funds youth organizations and adds real-time law enforcement access to investigate crimes against children on the platform, addressing a major gap in how gaming platforms have historically handled predation risks.