Reference
Chronology
Everything dated in the series on one timeline: reporting, lawsuits, platform policy, government action, incidents and market changes.
| Date | Type | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2013 | Market | War clans, military-styled groups with ranks, tryouts and raidable forts, become an established part of Roblox. One group's recruitment centre peaks at about 750 concurrent players in May 2013. | R21 |
| 2015-05 | Market | Discord launches. | R40 |
| 2017-08 | Incident | The Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, is organised on Discord. Discord closes white-nationalist servers afterwards. | R40 |
| 2018 | Government | United Arab Emirates temporarily blocks Roblox, the first such action in the Middle East. | R1 |
| 2018 onward | Incident | Start of the period in which Bloomberg later counts at least 24 US arrests for abducting or abusing children groomed on Roblox. | R1 |
| 2019 | Market | Da Hood launches and establishes the hood-game genre. | R17 |
| 2020-04 | Platform policy | Adopt Me's developers state publicly that trust trades are scams and that trading items for Robux or money leads to bans. | R26 |
| 2020-10 | Platform policy | Roblox reports about 1,600 content moderators. | R1 |
| 2021 | Reporting | A Roman-themed role-play group is reported to be run on openly fascist lines, with about a third of its leaders holding such views. | R1 |
| 2021-08-19 | Incident | School stabbing in Eslöv, Sweden, by a 15-year-old who had met a co-conspirator on Roblox about six years earlier. | R1 |
| 2021-11 | Legal | Roblox sues the YouTuber Ruben Sim for $1.6 million. The case later settles for $150,000 and a permanent ban. | R1 |
| 2021-12-13 | Reporting | People Make Games publishes its second investigation, including an interview with a victim of an adult Roblox developer who was later sentenced to 15 years. | R1 |
| 2021 | Incident | The coercion network 764 is founded on Discord by a 15-year-old in Texas. | R43 |
| 2022-01-10 | Incident | School attack in Kristianstad, Sweden, by a 16-year-old in close contact with the Eslöv attacker through Roblox and social media. | R1 |
| 2022-02-14 | Reporting | Vice publishes Joseph Cox's investigation into beaming and the underground market in stolen limiteds. | R10 |
| 2022 | Incident | Roblox files almost 3,000 reports with NCMEC for the year. | R3 |
| 2022-05-14 | Incident | Buffalo supermarket attack. The gunman had kept his plans in a private Discord server and invited a small group about 30 minutes beforehand. | R53 |
| 2022-06 | Incident | A compromised account in the Bored Ape Yacht Club Discord server leads to the theft of more than $360,000 in tokens. | R50 |
| 2022-10 | Legal | A parent sues Roblox in San Francisco Superior Court, alleging the platform connected her daughter to predators who then used Discord and Snapchat. | R1 |
| 2023 | Reporting | A Pennsylvania State University study finds hood games promote stereotypes of Black people and of poverty. | R1 |
| 2023 | Incident | Roblox files more than 13,000 reports with NCMEC for the year. | R3 |
| 2023-08 | Legal | Colvin v. Roblox filed: a class action accusing Roblox of profiting from third-party Robux casinos used by minors. | R11 |
| 2023 | Incident | Classified US military documents spread from a small Discord server run by a member of the Air National Guard. | R40 |
| 2023-05 | Legal | The founder of 764 is sentenced to 80 years in prison in Texas. | R43 |
| 2023-06-21 | Reporting | NBC News counts 35 prosecutions for kidnapping, grooming or sexual assault involving Discord, and 165 more involving abuse material or sextortion. | R30 |
| 2023-09 | Government | The FBI issues its first public warning about 764. | R43 |
| 2023-10-24 | Platform policy | Discord announces Teen Safety Assist: warnings on first messages from strangers and blurred sensitive images for teenagers. | R36 |
| 2024-03 | Legal | Colvin v. Roblox: racketeering claims dismissed; negligence claim allowed to proceed. | R13 |
| 2024-03 | Reporting | The Washington Post, Wired, Der Spiegel and Recorder publish a joint investigation into 764. Discord says it removed more than 34,000 linked accounts. | R40 |
| 2024-07 | Reporting | Bloomberg Businessweek publishes its eight-month investigation into child exploitation on Roblox. | R1 |
| 2024-08 | Government | Turkey blocks Roblox. | R1 |
| 2024-10-08 | Reporting | Hindenburg Research publishes its short-seller report, alleging inflated user numbers and widespread child-safety failures. | R2 |
| 2024-10-08 | Government | Russia blocks Discord. Turkey follows within hours. | R40 |
| 2024-11-06 | Platform policy | Roblox announces under-13s will be barred from social hangout experiences. | R7 |
| 2024-11-18 | Platform policy | Roblox announces direct messages to under-13s will be blocked by default, with new parental controls and content labels. | R1 |
| 2025-01 | Reporting | Malwarebytes documents the "can you try a game I made?" malware campaign on Discord. | R48 |
| 2025-02 | Legal | Bloomberg reports a US Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into Roblox. | R1 |
| 2025-03 | Reporting | Chief executive David Baszucki tells parents who are uncomfortable not to let their children use Roblox. | R1 |
| 2025-03-06 | Government | The FBI publishes a warning of a sharp increase in activity by 764 and similar networks, with signs for parents. | R41 |
| 2025-04-17 | Legal | New Jersey files the first state lawsuit against Discord. | R31 |
| 2025-05-06 | Government | The FBI says it has more than 250 investigations into 764 and related networks, across all 55 field offices. | R42 |
| 2025-07-17 | Platform policy | Trusted Connections announced, with facial age estimation for teenagers. | R1 |
| 2025-07-25 | Platform policy | Discord begins age checks for users in the United Kingdom as the Online Safety Act's rules take effect. | R57 |
| 2025-08 | Platform policy | Roblox bans the YouTuber Schlep, who ran sting operations against adults soliciting children. Creators leave its video programme in protest and the share price falls more than 10%. | R1 |
| 2025-08 | Legal | Louisiana files the first state lawsuit against Roblox. | R1 |
| 2025-08 | Government | Qatar and Kuwait block Roblox. | R1 |
| 2025-08 | Platform policy | Hangout games with private spaces restricted to ID-verified users aged 17 and over. | R1 |
| 2025-09-05 | Market | Developer cash-out rate rises from $0.0035 to $0.0038 per Robux. | R15 |
| 2025-09 | Government | Algeria blocks Roblox. | R1 |
| 2025-09 | Government | A US House committee invites the chief executives of Discord, Steam, Twitch and Reddit to testify on online radicalisation. | R55 |
| 2025-10 | Legal | Kentucky files suit. | R1 |
| 2025-10 | Government | Iraq blocks Roblox. | R1 |
| 2025-10-03 | Incident | Discord discloses a breach of a customer-support contractor. It later says about 70,000 users' identity documents were exposed. | R58 |
| 2025-11 | Legal | Texas files suit. | R1 |
| 2025-11 | Legal | Colvin v. Roblox: further claims dismissed. | R14 |
| 2025-11-18 | Platform policy | Roblox announces that all chat will require an age check by ID or facial estimation. | R1 |
| 2025-12 | Legal | Iowa and Tennessee file suit. | R1 |
| 2025-12 | Government | Russia blocks Roblox. Age checks become mandatory in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands. | R1 |
| 2025-12 | Government | Canada and New Zealand designate 764 a terrorist entity. | R43 |
| 2026-01 | Platform policy | Age checks for chat become mandatory worldwide. Age-verified accounts appear for sale within days. | R1, R5 |
| 2026-02 | Legal | Los Angeles County files suit. Georgia opens an investigation. | R1 |
| 2026-02 | Government | The FBI's Boston office warns of extremist networks such as 764 targeting children through games. Egypt moves to a full ban. | R1 |
| 2026-02-10 | Platform policy | Discord announces teen-by-default settings and age checks for every account worldwide from March. | R59 |
| 2026-02-24 | Platform policy | After a backlash, Discord delays worldwide age checks to the second half of 2026. | R60 |
| 2026-02-27 | Reporting | Chris Hansen's documentary on Roblox is released. | R1 |
| 2026-03-04 | Legal | Nebraska files suit. | R1 |
| 2026-04-07 | Government | The Philippines drops its planned ban after Roblox promises enhanced safeguards. | R1 |
| 2026-04-15 | Legal | Nevada settles: $10 million for children's programmes plus $2.5 million for an awareness campaign. | R1, R6 |
| 2026-04-21 | Legal | Alabama ($12.2 million) and West Virginia ($11.08 million) settle. | R1 |
| 2026-04 | Market | Roblox announces a 42% higher cash-out rate for eligible spending by adult US players. | R15 |
| 2026-05 | Platform policy | Kids, Select and Standard account tiers begin rolling out. | R5 |
| 2026-05-07 | Legal | Indiana sues Roblox and Discord. | R1 |
| 2026-05 | Legal | Two advocacy groups file a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission. Connecticut opens an investigation. | R1 |
| 2026-05 | Legal | Nevada and Texas sue Discord. | R33, R34 |
| 2026-06-22 | Legal | Arkansas sues Roblox and Discord. Mississippi settles for $9 million. | R1 |
| 2026-07-13 | Legal | South Dakota settles for $8.6 million. | R1 |
| 2026-07 | Legal | Discord agrees to a temporary injunction in Texas: UK-style age checks and defaults for Texas users within 90 days. | R35 |
| 2026-08-10 | Legal | Ohio files suit. | R1 |
| 2026-08-12 | Government | Brazil's data protection authority orders Discord to suspend livestreaming and video after the death of a 13-year-old girl. Discord complies on 17 August. | R44 |
| 2026-08-13 | Government | US Senators Durbin and Hawley open an inquiry. | R1 |
| 2026-08-19 | Government | Australia's eSafety commissioner finds adults can still view children's accounts and send requests; Roblox makes further commitments. | R1 |
| 2026-08 | Legal | A Tennessee man linked to 764 is sentenced to 77 years in prison. | R43 |