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Roblox gives parents more power to protect the safety of young gamers

Roblox has updated its safety systems and parental controls, as announced by Chief Safety Officer Matt Kaufman in a blog post.
Parents can now link their accounts to manage their child's experiences and view their friends list and screen time.
The changes came after criticism from Hindenburg Research regarding Roblox’s safety features.

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WPLG

Roblox updates safety systems and parental controls

Digital games platform, Roblox, has introduced updates it says will protect younger users and help give parents and caregivers more control and clarity. According to a release on Monday, the company introduced the following updates:Parents who want to be more involved in monitoring their child’s activities can link their Roblox account to their child’s account—after verifying themselves using an ID or credit card. After linking accounts, parents…

4 months ago·Miami, United States

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Straight Arrow News

Roblox announces new safety features for parents and kids

Parents are getting more control over how their children explore the world of Roblox, the immersive gaming platform that has over 68 million average daily users. Chief Safety Officer Matt Kaufman announced in a blog post Monday, Nov. 18, major updates to Roblox’s safety systems and parental controls are coming. Kaufman said the changes were developed after multiple rounds of internal research, including interviews, studies and international surv…

4 months ago

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NBC News

Roblox gives parents more power to protect the safety of young gamers

Roblox, the digital games platform popular with children and tweens, has introduced what it called "significant updates" to parental controls and will stop children younger than 13 from directly messaging other gamers.

4 months ago·United States

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Engadget

Roblox restricts DMs for kids under 13 and beefs up parental controls in safety push

Roblox is adding new restrictions to younger kids’ accounts and revamping its parental control features as part of a push to beef up the safety features on its platform.

4 months ago·United States

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