Roblox rolls out new age-based accounts amid growing lawsuits

Starting in June, Roblox is rolling out new accounts, aiming to protect kids from child predators and inappropriate content. Children under the age of nine will automatically be assigned to "Roblox Kids," and the gaming app will turn off chat by default and censor content for these accounts.
Posted 4/15/2026, 12:31:17 AM Updated 4/15/2026, 1:00:07 AM

SEMESTER. AND THESE ARE STILL

ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL AID

ASSISTANCE. ON TOP OF THAT

POPULAR CHILDREN'S GAMING APP.

ROADBLOCKS IS ROLLING OUT A NEW

WAY FOR KIDS TO PLAY AMID A

GROWING NUMBER OF LAWSUITS.

WRAL'S ACTUALLY ROSE HERE NOW

IN STUDIO. ACTUALLY, THIS IS AN

EFFORT TO IMPROVE SAFETY

BASICALLY FOR THOSE YOUNGER

USERS IN THE FAMILY'S. YEAH,

GUYS, STARTING IN JUNE,

ROADBLOCKS PLANS TO ROLL OUT

NEW AGED BASE ACCOUNT. SO

>> CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF

9 WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGNS

TO SOMETHING CALLED ROADBLOCKS.

KIDS ROBLOX WILL TURN OFF CHAT

BY THE FALL AND CENSORED

CONTENT FOR THESE ROADBLOCKS.

KIDS ACCOUNTS THE CHAT FEATURE

HAS BEEN THE FOCUS OF MANY OF

THE LAWSUITS THAT ACCUSE

ROADBLOCKS OF FAILING TO

PROTECT USERS FROM

INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT. THE

COMPANY HAS BEEN WORKING TO

MAKE THINGS SAFER WITH FEATURES

LIKE PARENTS ACCOUNTS AND

FACIAL AGE ESTIMATION,

TECHNOLOGY ROBLOX IS VICE

PRESIDENT OF SAFETY POLICY

TELLS ME THIS IS THE LATEST

ITERATION OF THAT.

>> WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR THE

OPPORTUNITY TO LAYER ON.

THANKS TO A DESTINATION SO THAT

NOW WE HAVE USERS CHATTING IN

SIMILAR AGE GROUPS AND THEN

ADDING IT TO THE CONTENT SYSTEM

AS WELL. SO WE'LL JUST CONTINUE

TO INNOVATE AND DEVELOP MORE

SYSTEMS, ESPECIALLY AS THE

TECHNOLOGY BECOMES AVAILABLE

AND IMPROVES.

>> JACOB SAYS ABOUT A 3RD OF

ROBLOX USERS ARE UNDER THE AGE

OF 13. THERE'S ALSO A NEW

ACCOUNT TYPE FOR USERS UNDER

THE AGE OF 16 CALLED

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