Hi Creators,
Safety underpins everything we do at Roblox, particularly the safety of our youngest users. We are continually investing in our safety systems and in 2024, we rolled out more than 40 safety updates. These included built-in protections for our youngest users, new content labels, and limiting how users younger than 13 can communicate.
Today we’re launching three new parental controls that give more parents oversight and the ability to personalize their kids’ experience on Roblox:
- Blocking their child’s friends
- Blocking specific experiences
- Viewing screen time of their child’s top experiences
These controls are in addition to what we launched last November and are now available for parents who have a child linked to their Roblox account.
Block their child’s friends
Parents can now block specific users from their child’s friend list and prevent their child from adding the blocked user as a friend again without their permission.
Parents also have the option to report anyone on that friends list if they believe that person is violating Roblox policies. Should a parent want to unblock someone, they can easily do so through Parental Controls.
Note: Children under the age of 13 cannot unblock users who their parents have blocked. They can, however, send a request to their parent or caregiver asking them to do so.
Blocking specific experiences
The Blocked experiences section of Parental Controls now allows parents to block specific experiences, and set limits on the experiences their kids interact with.
This feature is in addition to our content maturity labels, which allow parents to select the categories of content their child can access. . Children will see the list of blocked experiences in the Blocked experiences section of their settings and will be able to request parental consent to unblock a specific experience. However, they will not be able to remove items from the blocked list themselves until they are 13.
View screen time of their child’s top experiences
Parents can now view the top 20 experiences their kid has played over the last week and how long they’ve spent in each one. If parents spot any experiences they don’t want their child to access, they can block the experience, either from this list or from the Blocked Experiences section described above.
Parents should be able to decide what’s right for their kids, and we’re confident these updates will give parents the tools they need to create a safer, more personalized experience for their kids on Roblox.
Resources
To learn more about how to set up Parental Controls and what we’re doing to keep Roblox safe for users of every age, visit our help center and our Safety site.