Roblox will restrict kids under 13 from chatting outside of games
And they’ll need parental permission to be able to send in-game DMs — though this change won’t be fully implemented across the platform until the first quarter of 2025. The changes follow recent reports highlighting instances of Roblox failing to protect children.
Roblox announces new ways for parents to control kids' gaming experience
Using their own device, parents and caregivers can now modify how much time their child is able to play Roblox, lock down their child's private messaging options and choose the maturity level of the content their child can engage with, according to the new updates.
Kids Gaming Platform Roblox Announces New Safety Regulations
FALLON/AFP via Roblox has debuted major updates to enhance safety and parental control features for young gamers. The updates were starting to go into effect Monday morning according to the gaming company.
Roblox gives parents more power to protect the safety of young gamers
Roblox, the digital games platform popular with children and tweens, has introduced what it called "significant updates" to parental controls and will stop children younger than 13 from directly messaging other gamers.
Roblox debuts new child protection, parental control features
After child safety criticisms, the gaming platform is adding new restrictions on young kids' usage and parental controls.
Roblox Adds Parental Controls After Claims It Compromises Child Safety
Videogame company has denied the allegations and says the new protections were planned before a short seller’s report.
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