Roblox is releasing Roblox Kids (under 9), Roblox Select (9-15), and the standard Roblox (16 ). This will roll out in early June and change how parental control works on that platform. Roblox Kids (<9) will have: - access to games with a Minimal or Mild content maturity label. - all communication disabled by default. Parents have the option to enable chat, however, it will be restricted to Trusted Friends & users under 13. Party chat will be unavailable. - a distinctive blue background. Roblox Select (9-15) will have: - access to games with a Minimal, Mild, or Moderate content maturity label. - for ages 9-12, users will have access to see experience chat, but unless a parent permits their child to use chat in-game, it is not enabled by default. If doing so, they can chat with users under 16 & Trusted Friends. They can use Party Chat for Trusted Friends or a group of six after receiving parental consent. Parents have the option to turn this off. - for ages 13-15, chat is enabled by default, text and voice chat options are also available. Users can chat with ages 9-17 or Trusted Friends. - a distinctive visual treatment indicating account type. Roblox (16 ) will have: - Visibility into friends, screen time, and spending until the user has reached the age of adulthood, which is 18. - Chat is on by default, unless banned in your region. - All content maturity labels, excluding Restricted. Users will automatically transition from Roblox Kids -> Roblox Select -> Roblox upon reaching the proper age. Roblox will not allow Roblox Kids & Select to feature games with sensitive issues, social hangouts, or free-form drawing games; however, parents can approve specific games that are otherwise unavailable to their child.