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Joshua Wolens

Roblox scrambles to fight the 'pedophile hellscape' allegations with changes to pre-teen accounts that don't seem like enough

The Roblox HQ.

Roblox is making changes to its policies for pre-teen users, just weeks after a damning report from an investment research firm condemned the game as a "pedophile hellscape."

Per Bloomberg, Roblox emailed parents earlier this week to inform them that, starting in November, players younger than 13 will need to get parental permission before they can use certain Roblox chat features. Kids under 9, meanwhile, won't be able to play violent games or games with "crude humour" without permission from parents.

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