March 16, 2022 12:50 pm GMT
If you’re responsible for a under-thirteen-year-old who’s keen to try Roblox, here’s your guide to creating their account, adding safety and privacy settings, and imposing spending limits. If you’re securing an existing over-13 account being used by a younger child, see my guide on How to enable parental controls on Roblox 13+ accounts instead. To get an overview of the risks and features of this wildly popular child-oriented gaming ecosystem, first read Understanding parental controls and risk on Roblox.
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TroubleshootingHow can I block violent games? It’s impossible to block individual Roblox experiences that you think are inappropriate for your child. However, to ensure that they only see the most locked-down content on the platform, enable account restrictions (see Step 32), which will block most examples of militarism, combat and creepy/horror content. Why isn’t Roblox accepting my username? Setting a new username on Roblox can take a while, as there are millions of extant Roblox accounts, and anything that sounds rude, like a real name, or like a place name gets nixxed by Roblox’s privacy protection filter. Your punctuation options are also limited to an underscore. Try adding numbers to the beginning or end if the name you want is taken. I accidentally set the wrong date of birth – can I change it? If you accidentally entered an the wrong year, creating an over-13 account for an under-13, you can edit the user’s birthday on the Roblox account settings page. If the wrong age has been set for an under-13, you’re not allowed to change it until they age up to thirteen, due to Roblox’s legal obligations. |