Roblox is introducing new parental controls that give dad and mom extra instruments to regulate the folks their kids discuss to and the experiences they’ll entry, according to a blog post from chief security officer Matt Kaufman.
The updates construct on modifications introduced last year, which included a particular kind of account dad and mom and caregivers can use to remotely handle some features of how a baby makes use of the platform, that adopted reviews highlighting occasions when Roblox failed to guard kids.
As a part of the brand new updates, dad and mom who’ve linked their account with a baby’s will be capable to block and report particular folks on that youngster’s buddies record. Kaufman says within the put up that children underneath 13 can’t unblock customers which have been blocked by their dad and mom, however they’ll be capable to request if these buddies will be unblocked.
Dad and mom may even now be capable to block their kids from having the ability to entry particular experiences and video games. Beforehand, they may solely block their youngsters from accessing experiences at a sure content material maturity stage. As with blocked buddies, kids underneath 13 gained’t be capable to unblock experiences till they’re 13 or older, although they’ll request to entry them.
As well as, Kaufman says the corporate will now let dad and mom see the 20 experiences their kids have spent essentially the most time in over “the final week.”