โก๐ฎ NEW - Roblox has started rolling out new rules worldwide for using chat
โฅ To chat, players now need to verify their age. The easiest way is a quick selfie or short video taken in the app. A third-party company called Persona processes it securely and deletes the image right away. Players 13 and older can also use a government ID to verify.
โฅ This puts everyone into one of six age groups: under 9, 9โ12, 13โ15, 16โ17, 18โ20, or 21+.
โฅ Chat is now limited to people in your own group and the nearby groups:
For example, someone in 13โ15 can chat with 9โ12 and 16โ17, but not with adults farther away.
Kids under 16 cannot message adults by default.
Players 13+ can add known friends as Trusted Connections to chat more freely. Kids under 9 need parent permission to chat at all.
โฅ The โgoalโ according to Roblox is to make interactions safer and more age-appropriate while protecting privacy.