We asked parents how easy they thought it would be for a child to pretend to be older in order to sign up to Roblox, and whether they had to verify their phone number or email address. Based on these answers, Roblox has received a negative rating for its sign up process.

Here are some of the things parents said:

• “Its fairly easy...my 7 year old girl managed to set up her account.” – Mother of 7 and 17 yr old girls
  
• “It was quick and easy to do, I just had to fill in a few detail such as my date of birth, username, password.” – Mother of 11 and 15 yr olds

We asked parents how easy they thought it would be to find ways to report unsuitable content or behaviour, and how to block people from contacting you. Based on these answers, Roblox has received a neutral rating for its reporting and blocking process.

Here are some of the things parents said:

• “It is easy to block but I wish there was a filter for the chat and an easier reporting system.” – Mother of 6, 10 and 13 yr olds
  
• “It’s hard to find information about it on the site.” – Mother of 10 and 13 yr old boys

We also asked young people who reviewed Roblox whether they knew how to report and block users:

• 75% said they know how to report on this site
  
• 78% said they know how to block someone on this site
  

Want to know more?

You can find out more information about reporting here and here.

You can find out more information about blocking here and here.

We asked parents how easy it was to change the settings so that your profile and account is private, and how easy it is to turn off location settings. Based on these answers, Roblox has received a positive rating for its privacy settings.

Here's what a parent said:

• “I have put account restrictions on my children's accounts. Some games cannot be played with it enabled but some not nice games can still be played.” – Mother of 9 and 11 yr olds

We also asked young people who reviewed Roblox whether they knew how to change privacy and location settings:

• 66% said they know how to change their privacy settings on this site.
  
• 59% said they know how to change their location settings on this site.
  

Want to know more?

You can find out more information about privacy here.

We asked parents how easy it was to find out whether Roblox has rules or community standards, and how easy it would be for a young person to find information about keeping themselves safe on this platform. Based on these answers, Roblox has received a neutral rating for its safety and support.

Here are some of the things parents said:

• “This isn't easy to find or see.” – Mother of 11 and 15 yr olds
  
• “Roblox seems to be fairly safe. It limits bad language and my son tells me people get barred from the game for misbehaving.” – Mother of 8 and 11 yr olds

Want to know more?

You can find out more information about safety here.

You can read the Roblox parents guide here.