Parents allowed to block children’s games and friends on Roblox

Parents will be able to block their children from specific games and experiences on Robox, which are part of the new safety measures declared by the highly popular gaming platforms.

They will also be able to block or report their children’s friends, and the platform will provide more information about which games the young users are playing.

Measures will only apply to children who are under 13 years of age and their accounts are installed on their accounts.

Comes after announcements CEO of Roblox, Dave Baszuki Told the BBC that parents should keep their children away from the stage if they were “not comfortable” with it.

Roblox – The most popular site in the UK for gamers between eight and 12 years of age – it has been claimed that some children are exposed to clear or harmful materials through its games.

However, in his BBC interview, Mr. Baszuki stressed that the company was cautious about protecting its users, with “millions of millions” people “amazing” experiences on Rablox.

Announcing the latest security features, Roblox’s Chief Security Officer Matt Cofman said: “These equipment, features and innovations reflect our mission to make our mission the safest and most civil online platforms in the world.”

A spokesman of the regulator, Tomcom said the measures were “encouraging”, but said “technical companies would have to do a lot for online safety of children in the coming months”.

In the preparation of interview with Mr. Baszuki, the BBC found a series of game titles with upset titles, recommended for an 11 -year -old child on the platform.

They consisted of games like “Let Knight Boys and Girls Club RP” and “Shoot Down Plane … because why not?”

Parents with children associated with children who are 12 years old and can now block such titles if they are uncomfortable with them.

They will also be able to know who their children are friends with.

They can already see their child’s list of friends – now they can block or report people to that list, which can lead to direct messages to them.

The message among the children was already banned Measures announced in November last year.

Additionally, parents will now be able to see the top games played on Robox in the last week and how long they spent in each one.

Sally, from the north of Scotland, Told BBC last month Her nine -year -old daughter was prepared on stage in December last year. Despite reporting Roblox, he never received any response.

He welcomed the announcements as “Start”, but said Robox “needs to be improved”.

He said: “What is missing is the proper authentication of users. How does the company know that the users are those they say they are – when grooming happens, how will criminals be detected?”

Roblox highlights BBC News Its community standardWhich has a zero-oppression policy for exploitation of minors.

Amir of Leeds told the BBC last month that his 15 -year -old son is “addicted” for Robox, and he could use the site for 14 hours a day.

He has welcomed the changes announced for young users today, but want the platform to overdo themselves and target the availability of inappropriate sports for children.

Catherine Fole’s nine -year -old daughter Helen is a regular on Robox. Catherine ensures that her daughter is avoided from sports where other players will talk to her, or friend request.

Ms. Foli told BBC News: “I know I will completely use the game blocking feature, and to see how long my daughter spends on special games – and if she is playing the game, I didn’t know she had played.”

Kirsty Solman has spoken with the BBC how Robox has helped his 13 -year -old son Kyle – who have ADHD, autism and serious concern – with social conversation.

He said: “All these magnificent experiences exclusively block the experience, the type of game our children are using as a concern is.”

Roblox has announced the expansion of its Voice Safety AI (Artificial Intelligence) model, to help the medium voice chat among the players, which now has the facility available in seven additional languages.

Meanwhile, Roblox has underlined changes in its advertising model, Players should be paid in-game currency To see advertisements on stage.

• The BBC has changed some names in this report to protect the identity of young people.