Roblox Empowers Parents: Block Unwanted Experiences and Friends for a Safer Gaming Environment
Roblox has recently enhanced its safety policy to better protect young players from various online risks. These updates come in response to growing concerns regarding the platform’s ability to safeguard children from dangers such as grooming, explicit content, and violent material. The gaming platform, which is immensely popular among preteens, announced exciting new parental control features aimed at improving safety for kids.
New Parental Control Features on Roblox
On Wednesday, Roblox introduced three innovative parental control features designed to give parents more power in managing their child’s gaming experience. These enhancements allow parents to:
- Block access to specific experiences or individuals on their child’s friends list.
- Track the experiences their child spends the most time in.
- Manage their child’s gaming environment through the “Parental Controls” section.
How to Access and Use New Features
To take advantage of these new parental controls, parents must first link their Roblox account to their child’s account. This process involves verifying their identity using an ID or credit card. Once verified, parents can easily navigate to the “Parental Controls” section to customize their child’s experience.
Enhanced Friend-Blocking Capabilities
Previously, parents could only view their child’s friend list. However, the new friend-blocking feature allows them to report and block any individuals they suspect may pose a risk. This proactive step ensures that harmful users cannot directly message their child. Notably, children under 13 cannot unblock users that their parents have restricted, but they can request permission from their parents to do so.
Improved Content Management for Kids
In addition to blocking features, Roblox has upgraded its content management tools. Parents can now review and modify the content maturity level set on their child’s account. The new experience-level blocking feature provides a more tailored approach, enabling parents to control which specific experiences their children can access.
Tracking Engagement and Screen Time
Another significant update allows parents to view a list of the 20 experiences their child has engaged with the most over the past week, organized by total time spent. This feature complements Roblox’s earlier introduction of parental controls to monitor and set limits on daily screen time.
For more information about Roblox’s safety updates, visit the official Roblox Safety Page. Parents can also explore resources on Common Sense Media for additional tips on ensuring a safe online gaming environment for their children.
