‘Roblox’ bans all users with ‘69’ in their name

Roblox has seemingly banned all users with ‘69’ in their name, with millions of players reportedly affected.

Over the weekend, some Roblox players received a message from developers that their account had been banned for violating the platform’s terms of use. “Your username was found to be inappropriate,” continued the message, with players forced to change their name before they could continue playing.

As more players shared their experience of the surprise rule break, it quickly became apparent that the one thing all the accounts had in common was ‘69’ in the username. Some fans believe millions of accounts have been affected by the unannounced rule change.

Within the past couple days, Roblox decided to go out of their way and reset almost EVERY SINGLE ACCOUNT containing 69 in the username, regardless of the context. If I could get an estimate, tens of millions of accounts are affected, making this the biggest reset wave in history. pic.twitter.com/DseaC6CRTe

— Zenha (@Zenha) November 9, 2025

Back in August, a top prosecutor from the state of Louisiana took legal action against Roblox over alleged child safety concerns. Earlier this week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he has sued Roblox for “flagrantly ignoring” safety laws and “deceiving parents” about the dangers the online platform poses.

“I’m suing Roblox for putting pixel pedophiles and profits over the safety of Texas children,” he wrote on X. “We cannot allow platforms like Roblox to continue operating as digital playgrounds for predators where the well-being of our kids is sacrificed on the altar of corporate greed.”

BREAKING: I’m suing Roblox for putting pixel pedophiles and profits over the safety of Texas children.

We cannot allow platforms like Roblox to continue operating as digital playgrounds for predators where the well-being of our kids is sacrificed on the altar of corporate greed. pic.twitter.com/Jj2kHEJM75

— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) November 6, 2025

Responding to the allegations, Roblox told the BBC that it is “disappointed” it is being sued based on “misrepresentations and sensationalised claims”.

Earlier this year, Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki said that if parents were worried about their children’s safety on Roblox, they shouldn’t let them access it. “That sounds a little counter-intuitive, but I would always trust parents to make their own decisions,” he told the BBC.

The company also defended their decision to block Schlep, a user who claimed to hunt down and expose sexual predators on Roblox. Earlier this week, Schlep claimed that Roblox invited him back to the platform, but he refused. “If they want a genuine dialogue, they must first act in good faith and acknowledge the victims of their platform,” he wrote on X.

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