Roblox adds three new features to parental control settings

Roblox continues to update its parental controls, adding three new features to improve child safety on the platform.

Parents and guardians can now block and report anyone on their child’s friend list, which in turn prevents direct messaging from blocked contacts.

Specific games and experiences can also be blocked, whereas previously parents could only review or change the content maturity level.

In addition, Roblox has provided deeper insights into what experiences children are playing. Parents and guardians can see the 20 experiences their child has spent the most time on in the last week. If there are experiences they don’t want their child to have access to, it can be blocked.

They can also set spend limits to their child’s account and manage their child’s privacy settings.

“Providing tools blocking specific friends and Roblox experiences, along with visibility into how long their child is playing Roblox games, enables parents to better support their children’s safe use of the platform,” says ConnectSafely CEO Larry Magid.

“Roblox has consistently provided parents with tools that enable their children to enjoy the platform, while helping protect them against online risks.

These new friend and experience blocking tools provide parents with even more ways to help ensure their children are using it safely.”

Roblox’s overhaul of parental controls was announced in October 2024, and implemented in November. These included the introduction of remote parental controls, updated communication settings, and the addition of content labels to experiences.

The firm also added moderation for unrated experiences, restricted access to social hangouts, and free-form user content.