Roblox is again expanding its safety protocols for younger users with the launch of “Kids” accounts for those ages 5-8 and “Select” accounts for the 9-15 age range. The new age-locked tiers will ...

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Starting today, New Zealand is one of the first countries globally where Roblox is rolling out age-based accounts for under-16s. The launch of Roblox Kids, for ages 5–8, and Roblox Select, for ages ...

Roblox Corp. is for the first time introducing special accounts designed specifically for younger children and teens.

Roblox is introducing new account types designed to give kids and younger teens age-appropriate access to chat and games, the company announced on Monday. The move comes as Roblox implemented ...

Age-based rollout: Roblox Kids for ages 5–8 and Roblox Select for ages 9–15 will launch globally in June 2026 with age-specific chat and game limits. Enhanced parental control: Parents can approve or ...

Roblox will assign the accounts based on age-check technology or on the prompting of verified parents who set up kids’ accounts, and provide age-appropriate experiences for users in specific ranges.

Roblox is rolling out Kids and Select account types in early June, building separate environments for different age groups with built-in safety controls.

The online gaming platform is introducing two new accounts: Roblox Kids and Roblox Select Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Roblox has announced that it will launch age-based accounts with enhanced ...

Gaming platform Roblox is extremely popular with younger children but the company is facing criticism, and lawsuits, for failing to protect minors from inappropriate contact from strangers, and from ...

Roblox has introduced changes to its child safety system, including tech that estimates users' ages and new user account ...

Roblox has been popular with kids for a very long time, but some of those kids might soon get locked out of their favorite content. That's because the popular online game creation and sharing tool is ...