How it works
Players are assigned to age brackets to limit communication between children and adults. Under 13s are prohibited from sending direct messages outside of a game.
Players use Connections (formerly friends) to interact. A player can invite their friends to join a ‘party’, where they can all play the same game together (alongside other users). Party members aged 13+ can chat as a group or one to one.
Players can buy ‘Robux’ to pay for in-game items. They can also trade items with other players. Players can also pay to do things like create a private ‘server’ to play a game only with friends.
Parental controls or safety settings available
Some safety settings are automatically applied according to the child’s stated birth date in Roblox. Children under 13 need parental permission for some chat settings. Children under 9 years old need permission to access experiences that are rated ‘Moderate’ maturity.
Settings include limiting or disabling online chat and the ability to join or be invited to a party or private server. Parents can:
• Block another user to prevent contact with their child, and they can see which users their child has blocked
• Control access to age-inappropriate Roblox experiences and block specific experiences regardless of the content maturity level
• Set spending and screentime limits
• Prevent others from seeing their child’s inventory items and which Roblox experiences their child is playing in
There are additional parental controls available on the gaming platforms you can play Roblox on, e.g. Xbox.
