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Please be aware that Roblox accounts, settings, and controls vary by region. Chat/Voice Chat may be disabled in your region. Video Chat is not available in any region.

Safety at Roblox

Roblox is fundamentally different from other gaming platforms. Our users range in age from 5 to over 25+ years old. This is why we have taken an age-based approach to safety with separate, more controlled accounts for our youngest users. 

We also acknowledge the complexities of online environments, and recommend parents have ongoing conversations with their children about digital safety, supported by our parent resources.

A picture of a mother helping her son create a safer online experience by monitoring Roblox content through Parental Controls.

Roblox Kids & Roblox Select accounts

Roblox has accounts designed to be appropriate for our younger users (under 16). Roblox Kids (5-8) and Roblox Select (9-15) accounts have built-in guardrails that help keep users in age-appropriate environments, and give parents more visibility and control.

Kids

Game Ratings

Minimal & Mild: Only games with our lowest maturity ratings are available in Roblox Kids accounts.

Chat

Chat is off: Chat is turned off in Roblox Kids accounts. Parents can use parental controls to turn on in-game chat (Experience Chat). This chat appears in a live, scrolling feed visible to all age-appropriate users and trusted friends who are playing the same game. Parents can also choose to turn on one-on-one chat (Direct Experience Chat) with a user who is age-appropriate or is a trusted friend.  Chat outside of games is disabled.

Age appropriate chat: If a parent decides to allow their child to chat while playing, users with Roblox Kids accounts (ages 5-8) are able to chat with other users who are ages 5-12. Users are also able to chat with trusted friends.

Parental controls

All: Parents can manage all settings through a linked parental control account. Learn more here.

Select

Game Ratings

Minimal, Mild, & Moderate: Games in Roblox Select accounts can have maturity ratings up to Moderate. Parents can choose to reduce the rating level for their child ages 9-12.

Chat

Chat is on: Chat is on between all age-appropriate users and trusted friends who are playing the same game (Experience Chat). Roblox Select users can also use the Chat tab to chat with friends or trusted friends. Users ages 9-12 can only use the Chat tab with trusted friends. Users ages 13-15 can use the Chat tab with trusted friends and friends who are in a similar age group. Parents can choose to turn Chat off for users under 13 years old.

Direct chat in games is off: One-on-one chat in games (Direct Chat) is off for Roblox Select users. Parents can choose to turn this on for their child with age-appropriate users and trusted friends. 

Voice Chat and Voice Calling: Voice Chat is only available in some regions. 

  • Voice Chat is not available for users ages 9-12. 
  • In-game Voice Chat is off for all Roblox Select users. Parents can turn it on for users ages 13-15 using parental controls. 
  • Voice calling is available for 13-15 year olds with trusted friends.

Age appropriate chat:

  • 9-12 year olds can chat with users ages 5-15. (Users ages 5-8 can only chat with 9-12 year olds if a parent has turned chat on in their Roblox Kids account).
  • 13-15 year olds can chat with users ages 9-17. 

Quick Words: Roblox Select users will also have access to Quick Words in games. These are limited to pre-set words that have been approved by our safety team, like “win” or “go!” that allow everyone to participate safely.

Parental controls

All/Some: Parents have visibility into all of their child’s settings in Roblox Select accounts. They can actively manage Direct chat settings and can block games or allow their child to play games through the age of 15.

Our 3-Step Review Process for Games

For a game to be available to play in Roblox Kids or Select accounts, it must pass our 3-step review process.

  • Maturity ratings: Games must meet our maturity rating requirements to be available to play in Roblox Kids and Select accounts.

  • Creator verification: Creators must verify their identity. They can do so with a government-issued ID or parent verification if they’re under 16. They must also show commitment to the platform by providing a refundable publishing fee or having a subscription. Creators can find more information here.

  • Ongoing reviews: Games must pass through reviews that look for policy-violating content. These reviews include multimodal moderation, which evaluates contextual scenes (not just individual item) and uses real-world gameplay from older users.
3-Step Selection Review for Games": Step 1: Verified Developers; Step 2: Real-time Evaluations; Step 3: Maturity Ratings & Restrictions.

Parental controls

Find more details about our parental controls, including step-by-step instructions for creating, linking, and accessing these controls.

Parental controls

Building the future of safety

We are continually working to strengthen our safety systems, investing in new protections and techniques for removing bad actors when we find them.

Innovative safety technology

Our safety team is supported by our advanced and growing tools and systems.

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Digital safety resources

Even with our advanced tools and systems, it’s important for users to be equipped with the resources they need to identify and avoid harmful situations online.

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Safety partnerships

We partner with law enforcement, mental health professionals, and global safety experts to guide our policies, products, systems, and roadmaps.

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Community Standards

Our Community Standards and Youth Guide to these standards outline the safe, appropriate behavior we expect from our users and creators.

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Reporting and Blocking

No one should be made to feel uncomfortable on Roblox. If you or your child experience something that makes you feel unsafe or unwell, you can report and block the user or game.

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Safety FAQs

We aim to set the gold standard of safety at Roblox. Detailed answers to the most frequently asked questions from parents, policy makers, and users can be found in our Safety FAQs.

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