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Roblox Adds Parental Controls After Claims It Compromises Child Safety

Roblox Adds Parental Controls After Claims It Compromises Child Safety

2024-11-18  Per Henrikson

Roblox is adding more protections to its platform for its youngest users, a move that comes about a month after short-selling firm Hindenburg Research accused the videogame company of favoring growth over child safety, The Wall Street Journal reported. San Mateo, Calif.-based Roblox said new parental controls and gatekeeping features launching Monday were planned and in development long before Hindenburg released its report. The company has denied the firm’s allegations, which include that it inflate the user metrics it shares with investors. The safeguards Roblox is adding include the ability for parents to create their own accounts that link to their children’s accounts, allowing them to set daily usage limits, block access to specific game genres, and more.


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