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At school we are hearing more and more about children playing Roblox. Here is a little bit of information to help you know more about the game and how you can support and keep your child safe.

What is Roblox?

Roblox is a game-creation platform that allows users to design their own games and play a wide variety of games created by other users. The platform hosts millions of user-created games and virtual worlds covering a wide variety of genres, from traditional racing and role-playing games to simulations and obstacle courses. Roblox also allows players to buy, sell and create virtual items.

Roblox is used for: anonymous communication, gaming, in-app purchasing, messaging/online chat and online relationships.

Safety Features: Chat, Privacy & Filtering

The Roblox Community is made up of players and developers of all ages. We work hard to create a safe and fun environment for all of our community. To aid in this, we provide our players and their parents with numerous controls and safety features.

Chat & Privacy

All chat on Roblox is filtered to prevent inappropriate content and personally identifiable information from being visible on the site. Players have different safety settings and experiences based on their age.

Players age 12 and younger have their posts and chats filtered both for inappropriate content and to prevent personal information from being posted. Players age 13 and older have the ability to say more words and phrases than younger players. This filtering system covers all areas of communication on Roblox, public and private.

The account's age group is displayed in the upper-right corner of the browser as either 13+ or <13. This is also displayed while in games. An account's age group is not displayed to other players.

Account owners have the ability to limit or disable who can chat with them, both in-app or in-game, who can send them messages, and who can follow them into games or invite them to private servers.

Learn how to review and edit your child's Chat & Privacy settings. 

This information comes from https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-issues/esafety-guide/roblox and https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/203313120-Safety-Features-Chat-Privacy-Filtering