Roblox is introducing new account types designed to give children and younger teens age-appropriate access to chat and games, the company announced Monday.
The move comes as Roblox implemented mandatory age checks in January for all users who want to access chat. The same age verification technology will be used to assign users to these new accounts. As part of the changes, users who have not passed age checks will only be able to play a selection of games rated for a younger audience.
Users ages five to nine will be assigned to a “Roblox Kids” account, and users ages nine to 15 will be placed to a “Roblox Select” account. Users 16 and older will be on a standard Roblox account. However, only users 18 years and older can access “Restricted Content”, which includes strong violence, romantic themes, strong language and more.
The new accounts will roll out globally in early June. Roblox says it will give its users a transition period where it will allow all its existing users to go through the age verification process.
Users with Roblox Kids accounts will have access to games with “Minor” or “Mild” ratings, which refer to content with occasional mild violence, mild crude humor, and occasional mild fear. Chat will remain disabled by default for children under the age of nine. The only way someone with a Kids account can chat with another user is if their parent chooses specific people their child is allowed to communicate with.
Users with Roblox Select accounts will have access to games rated up to “Medium” and will be able to chat with users of a similar age group.
Parents have the option to approve specific games for their children that are not available under their default account restrictions. For example, if a younger sibling wants to play a game not available on their Roblox Kids account with an older sibling, a parent can grant permission to allow access to that game.
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Both Roblox Kids and Roblox Select accounts will only include games that have passed Roblox’s three-step review criteria.
The first step is developer verification. Before their games can be considered for Roblox Kids or Roblox Select accounts, developers must first meet certain eligibility requirements. If they are under 16, they must complete identity verification or maintain a link with a linked parent account. Their account must also have two-step verification enabled.
Additionally, they must have an active Roblox Plus membership. Roblox Pluswhich launched last week and costs $4.99 per month, unlocks exclusive perks, discounts on in-game items and avatars, and more. Roblox Premium, the company’s current subscription, will no longer accept new signups once Roblox Plus launches on April 30.
After developer verification, Roblox will conduct a real-time evaluation of the games with users age 16 and older, who will play the games first and submit feedback and reports, which Roblox says will help evaluate the experience before the games are released to younger users. Roblox will also use its multimodal moderation system to assess whether games violate its rules.
Finally, games must meet specific gameplay criteria to be played by younger users, including having the appropriate content maturity label.
Roblox’s recent changes follow a wave of lawsuits, including those from the attorneys general of Louisiana and Texas, against Roblox over child safety concerns. The lawsuits were filed subsequent reports that Roblox exposed young users to dangerous risks such as grooming and explicit content.
