Tech Talks EP28: Update on Our Safety Initiatives

In this episode of Roblox Tech Talks, founder and CEO David Baszucki sits down with Chief Safety Officer Matt Kaufman and Senior Director of Product Policy Eliza Jacobs to discuss how Roblox is advancing its commitment to safety, civility, and freedom on the platform. The conversation covers: - Our latest safety releases and how they help protect our community - Updates to our approach on vigilantism - A preview of upcoming safety features and policies in development 1:31 Trusted Connections, Age Estimation 4:29 Why we renamed "Friends" to "Connections" 6:28 Sensitive Issues 9:35 Keeping users safe on our platform 12:48 Vigilantism 16:22 The scale of our platform and our systems 18:35 How we handle evidence from social platforms 23:37 Are we doing enough as a platform? 23:56 Policy for games with Private spaces 24:19 Community safety council 24:46 Our role within the industry 25:37 Investing more in our partnerships 25:47 Open sourcing our technology 26:07 Trying to set out a standard for what safe communication means 26:48 What about MeepCity? 27:50 Investing in violative scene detection 30:47 How to Report 36:34 Open Sourcing Voice Safety and Civility 40:01 Open Sourcing Roblox Sentinel Want to see more Roblox content? SUBSCRIBE to our channel! https://rblx.co/Subscribe-To-Roblox-YouTube Roblox's mission is to bring the world together through play. We enable anyone to imagine, create, and have fun with friends as they explore millions of immersive 3D experiences, all built by a global community of developers. More from Roblox: Official Roblox Website: https://www.roblox.com/ Roblox Blog: https://blog.roblox.com/ Roblox TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@roblox Roblox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roblox/ Roblox Twitter: https://twitter.com/Roblox Roblox Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Roblox/