Roblox to introduce age-based accounts in latest effort to shore up safety measures

Roblox Corporation said Monday it will introduce new age-based accounts for young users as the company seeks to step up safety measures on its online gaming platform.

Roblox said the accounts, which will roll out in early June, will tailor content, communication and parental controls more closely to users’ ages. The California-based company said it will automatically assign users ages 5 to 8 to a Roblox Kids account and users ages 9 to 15 to a separate account called Roblox Select.

It’s part of an effort Roblox started earlier this year, when it rolled out a facial age-check system in an effort to limit communication between adults and children under 16.

The new safety measures come after a barrage of lawsuits from families alleging the platform doesn’t do enough to shield children from harmful content and communication.