• Roblox is introducing new security measures to prevent users under the age of 13 from directly messaging others without parental consent.
• The platform will allow parents to remotely manage their child’s account, including viewing friend lists, setting spending controls and managing screen time.
• Roblox has faced allegations of child abuse on its platform, including concerns over user-generated content.

Video game creator Roblox said Monday that it is implementing security measures to prevent users under the age of 13 from directly messaging others without their parents’ consent.

The gaming platform, which recorded around 89 million users last quarter, said it would allow parents and guardians to remotely manage their child’s Roblox account, view friend lists , set spending controls, and manage screen time.

Roblox has faced allegations of child abuse on its platform.

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In August, Turkey blocked access to Roblox following a court order, as prosecutors investigated concerns that user-generated content could lead to abuse.

David Baszucki, founder and CEO of Roblox, presents at the Roblox Developer Conference on August 10, 2019 in Burlingame, California. (Ian Tuttle/Getty Images for Roblox/Getty Images)

A lawsuit filed in 2022 in San Francisco claimed that Roblox facilitated the sexual and financial exploitation of a young California girl by adult men, allegedly encouraging her to drink, abuse prescription drugs and share sexually explicit photos.

The company said it has also introduced a built-in setting that will allow users under 13 to access public posts only in games or experiences.

Roblox gift cards are seen at a store in Krakow, Poland on July 5, 2023. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)

Roblox will replace age-based content labels with descriptors ranging from “Minimal” to “Restricted,” indicating the type of content users can expect. By default, users under the age of nine can only access games labeled “Minimal” or “Mild.”

These new restrictions will also prevent users under the age of 13 from searching, discovering or playing unlabeled experiences, the company said.

The Roblox app is seen on a smartphone in New York on November 7, 2023. (Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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Restricted content will remain inaccessible until a user is at least 17 years old and has verified their age.