Roblox is taking a decisive step to clean up its Marketplace with the introduction of the Proactive Marketplace Archive, a system designed to automatically archive avatar items that may infringe on intellectual property (IP) rights.

Starting September 4, 2024, both 2D and 3D avatar items, such as T-shirts and accessories, will be archived if they don't comply with Roblox's Terms of Service and Community Standards. Creators themselves will not need to take any action, as Roblox will handle the process. Twitter seems to be happy with the change, with UGC creator Vhaega noting that this is "the only good decision Roblox has made so far in 2024!!"

This change comes as a result of long-standing concerns from users who uploaded content when they were younger and less aware of the implications of using copyrighted material. One community member commented: "Great update, glad to see something like this added — recognizing that a lot of people have been uploading IP infringing content without realizing it 6+ years ago (usually classic shirts/pants) and I'm sure a lot of people don't even know they can manually request to have them archived."

The change doesn't affect everything, though. Restricted items, bundles, images, models, and meshes are not affected by this system. Users whose items are archived will receive inbox notifications and emails, but most importantly, they won't face any account moderation consequences for having these items – such as being banned.