Roblox adopts some new kid-safe features

It’s not a secret kids love RobloxIt led to tons of things. parents Concerns about child safety have been increasing over the years. Now the company behind the game is doing something about it.

Bloomberg He reported that Roblox will add advanced child safety features next month. These include new accounts that let parents see what their kids are doing online, and parental permission requirements to access certain features or modes for players 13 and under.

Frankly, these features may seem too little, too late for some of Roblox’s biggest critics. As a robust platform for game creation, Roblox has an unlimited number of games and modes for players to dabble in, and inevitably some of these will be inappropriate at best and actively exploitative at worst.

In the latest of Roblox’s many high-profile issues with child safety, a woman who was arrested in Florida last week is facing a problem. Deeply disturbing claim He said he forced a 10-year-old boy to cause serious harm to a baby. Unfortunately, there is a long history of relevant cases. A. 2022 case For example, he accused Roblox of allowing the sexual and financial exploitation of a young girl. Sony, for its part, blocked Roblox It didn’t start appearing on PlayStation consoles until recently due to security concerns.

But some child safety features are better than nothing.