Just vet them out yourself, these kids shouldn’t be doing this but at the same time I don’t want to see Roblox start forcing everyone to do ID checks.
Symptoms of being underaged include :
And if they are underaged but don’t emit these symptoms, there isn’t really any reason to exclude them either, if they’re pretty chill and don’t cause trouble.
Just want to correct this, a recent update has allowed under 13 users to say numbers on Roblox, so this can no longer be used to tell if a user is under 13.
A big problem with the forums is when someone gets into a pointless argument and have no idea what they are talking about, you check their Twitter or Dev Forum account and they are under the age of 15. It really makes sense now why almost no OG developers post or even look here anymore when most of the discussion is being held by unknowledgeable users who post just for the sake of posting.
I mean i am 19 and I don’t like joining voice chat myself as its the most toxic place and after the incident of me being banned from roblox Discord server for being racist (even though it was the person above me which WAS DEFINITELY WASNT ME and the admins didn’t believe me I was banned with no appeals)
I’m hoping roblox developer forum to become more like Discord where they will take action on underaged accounts.
None of these things can confirm that someone is under 13. Also, how does not unmuting on Discord help the situation? Are you going to force people to mic up against their will and report them if they don’t?
Except Roblox is legally required to remove them.
That is a very inconsistent and subjective way to solve the problem. It could lead to many false positives considering that this is the Internet and users typically write informally.
Many underage people have things like “ALT” or “DEVFORUM” in their names because their mains are under 13 but they make alts that are over 13.
I’ve DMed DET about some clearly underage users that post web.roblox links and do not contribute to the forum at all, but nothing happened.
I’m only speaking from experience, I’ve been running a community for a year and the results are consistent. Sorry to tell you the truth.
i never told ban, i told investigate, in other words, user is innocent till proven otherwise. please re read my post
They never even said that your statement has anything to do with “bans” and just said it’s false positive, however, how do you expect them to investigate when it’s the internet, people could lie about their age, fake age verification, etc.
You can’t also judge how people have grammatical errors or how informal they type, however sometimes it may show how mature they’re inside a professional forum, however this is not a basis whether they’re kids or not.
I’m not really funny, but I’m pretty sure that I’m 15
I hate people like you that say “Rap me or I will raport you for racism” and stuff like that. Firstly, I’m not that good at English. Secondly, on what am I supposed to talk? Discord with its cringe 12-year-olds? Roblox’s new voice chat with kids showing they’re mama’s ID?
The new update fixed a bit the filter. No longer applicated (As much)
This is actually a good idea. People posting web instead of www are 99.99% underaged.
There exists COPPA, and if Roblox knows that you are 12 or below and won’t ban you, they will get in legal trouble.
I’m not saying people under 13 can’t exhibit these qualities, rather I’m saying that these aren’t evidence that someone is under 13.
Sometimes although I notice private servers can sometimes glitch and give out Web.roblox.com as I experienced and my account is well over 13 years old.
Hello to everyone!
I have a point that has not been described in any reply so far.
There are many people who do not put their real date of birth in their account because…
I entered a wrong date of birth when registering because I did not know Roblox at the time of registration and therefore did not have the confidence to share such personal information. I only knew Roblox a tiny bit through my friend @12Clockstudio, who also only said that it was a gaming platform that he liked very much and that I really needed it.
We are committed to the safety and privacy of our users. To ensure our users have an optimal experience on our platform, we rely upon the date of birth provided by the user at account signup to customize the restrictions on their account. Players and parents should keep the correct age listed on an account at all times for the safest and most age-appropriate experience.
Please note that misrepresenting user information is against the Roblox Community Rules. Due to regulatory requirements, users cannot increase their age on their Roblox account if they indicated they were under the age of 13 at signup. In addition, we are not able to adjust chat settings for users.
You can read more about our chat system and privacy settings in our Age, Chat Modes, Privacy Permissions, & Filtering help article.
This is what Roblox support responds to when you request a birthdate change. I can understand this very well and respect the message completely.
However, it is sad that I cannot change my date of birth on the main account until January 1, 2032, because the date of birth on the account is currently January 1, 2019.
Just to make sure, I am of course older than 13, just my main Roblox account doesn’t have my real date of birth.
I have come up with a solution which may work
Of course this doesn’t fix roblox side of underaged users as moderation is lacking here.
Developers could make our own website that display verified users so other users could look the user up?
Of course another way would be to report the user on Discord if they message you as Discord moderation is very sharp.
And who is chosen to verify the users then?
And can you please specify what verified should mean?
I would definitely want it to include more than just age verification.
I’ve seen some <13 kids come up some excuses like “i’m using an alt because I accidentally put my main account as under 13” if a member of your team says something like that, It could be a red flag.
Yesterday I found a user literally admitting they were under 13 in their devforum About Me section, as well as admitting they knew they were breaking rules (and even told people not to snitch on them) - Of course, I flagged a post by them for moderator attention explaining that the user admitted to being underage on their profile
This morning I wake up to the same “We agree there is an issue and we’re looking into it.” as always, except after checking…the user isn’t suspended and the user even gave a sarcastic remark in their devforum profile to replace their admittance.
Do devforum staff not have permission to check edit history on that stuff (assuming it was edited before the staff got to it)? Or do they just not care enough to enforce whats probably the most important rule (both legally and community-wise)? Or, worst of all, is outright black and white admittance just not enough to stop underage users anymore?
