New Parental Controls on Roblox
Official demonstration of Roblox's parent account feature.
A parent account is an account intended for a parent to monitor a child's account. It was introduced in November 2008 and was later discontinued in May 2012, before being brought back on November 18, 2024[1] alongside content maturity.
Parent accounts can be linked to user accounts to control various settings, such as the maturity level of content they can access, screen-time, and access to in-experience and website communication features. They can also see the user's friend list.
Early version[]
The first version of parent accounts was introduced in November 2008 and discontinued in May 2012. Parent accounts were a separate type of account intended for parents and could be used to manage and supervise normal user (child) accounts. Parent accounts had the ability to enforce privacy settings and view various details about the child account, such as their friends list, currency, recent purchases, moderation reports, and more.
Control Panel[]
A screenshot of the parent control panel
The parent control panel was the page displayed after logging into a parent account.
Manage Child Accounts[]
The "Manage Child Accounts" section displayed a list of all child accounts currently attached to the parent account, along with an image of their avatar and last seen date. There were also buttons to manage the child account or detach it from the parent account.
Add a New Child Account[]
The "Add a New Child Account" section allowed parents to attach additional child accounts to their account by entering the child's username and password. Upon attaching a child account, parents would immediately have to select the privacy restrictions, if any, that they would like enforced on the child account.
Manage Your Account[]
The "Manage Your Account" section allowed parents to change the email address or password associated with their parent account.
Parent Links[]
The "Parent Links" section provided links to various resources regarding child safety online and the Terms of Service and other legal disclaimers.
References[]
- ↑ Kaufman, Matt (2024, November 1). "Major Updates to Our Safety Systems and Parental Controls". From Roblox Blog. Accessed November 24, 2024. Archived from the original on November 24, 2024.