{"id":17616,"date":"2024-11-18T12:23:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T12:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17616"},"modified":"2024-11-18T12:23:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T12:23:57","slug":"roblox-no-longer-allows-users-under-13-to-message-others-outside-of-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17616","title":{"rendered":"Roblox no longer allows users under 13 to message others outside of games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roblox will not let users under the age of 13 message others outside of games and experiences on the platform, the company said Friday. Roblox also announced a series of other built-in protections for young users, such as age-gating certain experiences, along with enhanced parental controls.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Roblox has been criticized for failing to protect children and young users from online predators<\/a>, so these new features seem to be an attempt at regaining trust. A recent Bloomberg investigation exposed how predators are able to find and groom children on Roblox<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the Bloomberg report was released, Roblox said it would introduce changes<\/a> to keep children on its platform safe. Now, it\u2019s officially rolling out protections and giving parents more insight and control into their child\u2019s usage of the platform.<\/p>\n

During a press briefing, the company explained that users under the age of 13 will still be able to access in-game chats because Roblox believes that communication is fundamental to gameplay on the platform. However, if a user wants to directly message another person either inside or outside of a game, they will need to request their parent\u2019s permission to do so.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In addition, Roblox is age-gating certain experiences for users under 13. The new restrictions apply to games and experiences that are designed for socializing with people outside of a person\u2019s friends list, such as experiences that allow free-form writing or drawing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason that we\u2019ve made this decision is that we\u2019ve seen that some of both the content and the conduct in these experiences is more appropriate for older users and teams,\u201d said Dina Lamdany, Roblox\u2019s product lead for user settings and parental controls, during the press briefing.<\/p>\n

Although Roblox already offers some parental controls, it previously only allowed them to be managed from a child\u2019s account. Now, the company is introducing remote management, which allows parents to adjust controls and see their child\u2019s activity from their own devices. To do so, parents can link their Roblox account to their child\u2019s account after verifying themselves using an ID or credit card.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Parents can now also see their child\u2019s average weekly screen time and set daily screen time limits. They can also see their child\u2019s friends list.<\/p>\n

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Up until now, Roblox has labeled experiences by age to display content maturity levels. Now, Roblox is launching simplified descriptions of the types of content available on the platform. If an experience is labeled \u201cminimal,\u201d that means it \u201cmay contain occasional mild violence, light unrealistic blood, and\/or occasional mild fear.\u201d A \u201cmild\u201d label means that an experience \u201cmay contain repeated mild violence, heavy unrealistic blood, mild crude humor, and\/or repeated mild fear.\u201d<\/p>\n

An experience labeled \u201cmoderate\u201d may contain \u201cmoderate violence, light realistic blood, moderate crude humor, unplayable gambling content, and\/or moderate fear.\u201d A \u201crestricted\u201d experience \u201cmay contain strong violence, heavy realistic blood, moderate crude humor, romantic themes, unplayable gambling content, the presence of alcohol, strong language, and\/or moderate fear.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Users under the age of 9 can only access \u201cminimal\u201d or \u201cmild\u201d content by default, and can only access \u201cmoderate content\u201d with parental consent. Parents can select the level that they feel is best for their child.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Built-in protections on Roblox will now also be automatically removed once a child grows out of them and moves into another age group. Roblox will notify parents 30 days before their child\u2019s age-based settings change.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really aim to be safe by default for users of all ages, and our policies and features will continue to adapt in service of that goal,\u201d Lamdany said. \u201cWe think that doing so is the right thing for kids, for parents, creators, investors, and the company overall.\u201d<\/p>\n

The changes announced Friday will roll out to all users this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: <\/em> techcrunch.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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