Introducing Experiences for Individuals 17 and Older

Our purpose has at all times been to construct an immersive platform for communication and reference to security and civility at its basis. Roblox is a platform for all ages the place irrespective of how outdated individuals are, they will join with mates and uncover a variety of related, participating, and age-appropriate experiences. 

The fastest-growing age group on Roblox is 17-to-24-year-olds and in 2022, 38% of our every day energetic customers had been 17 and over. As a pure evolution, we’re now permitting creators to make content material particularly for this viewers. Solely those that have verified that they’re at the very least 17 will have the ability to create or eat these experiences.

Earlier this 12 months, we launched our Expertise Tips, that are grounded in baby growth analysis and trade requirements and assist folks decide if an expertise is appropriate for them. Till now, we’ve got allowed experiences for the next age teams — All Ages, 9 and older, and 13 and older. At the moment, we’re increasing our tips to incorporate Ages 17 and older.

Age Acceptable Entry

We wish Roblox to simulate and even transcend what’s doable in the actual world. For instance, when a household attends a sporting occasion, there’s one thing on the stadium for everybody to do. However a few of these areas could also be off-limits for younger folks. As they become old, although, they’ll have the ability to entry these areas, and we wish to replicate that dynamic on Roblox.

Now, creators will have the ability to supply experiences for these 17 and older that characteristic extra mature themes and storylines like in TV reveals or stand-up comedy. These experiences could include extra violence, blood, or crude humor. You possibly can learn extra about what’s permitted right here.

Mock picture of 17+ expertise with tips

Security

Experiences for people who find themselves 17 and older want to fulfill our requirements for security and civility. We wouldn’t do it another manner. This requires complete security and moderation instruments, together with:  

Age Verification

As famous above, you may solely create or eat these experiences should you’re verified as 17 or older. This requires importing a selfie and a photograph of your government-issued ID, an age verification technique that goes past what many different platforms at present use. With this strategy, we’re offering larger confidence in folks’s age and id. Sooner or later, we could add new age verification strategies.

Age verification utilizing authorities ID and stay selfie. Interface topic to alter.

Parental Controls and Steerage

Individuals have quite a few methods to decide on which content material is appropriate for his or her household. For instance, our Parental Controls present the power to limit kids’s entry to sure experiences. And we’re updating our Guardian & Caregiver Information to Roblox to supply security suggestions for households. 

Moderation and Neighborhood Requirements

Everybody on Roblox is required to stick to our Neighborhood Requirements and insurance policies, and we’re updating them to account for content material applicable for folks 17 and over.  As well as, folks can report and block people and experiences that go in opposition to our insurance policies.

Empowering Creators’ Expression and Monetization

Most Roblox creators are 17 or over, and we wish to assist them in expressing themselves by permitting them to construct experiences that resonate with them.

Now they’ve a solution to faucet into our fastest-growing viewers. We hope to encourage them to construct aged-up experiences by highlighting them in our advice instruments solely to people who find themselves at the very least 17. Which means creators can have new alternatives for elevated engagement and potential earnings. 

What’s Subsequent

Beginning at present, eligible creators can start making experiences for folks 17 and over. We wish these experiences to be secure and civil, high-quality, participating, and to totally leverage the potential of aged-up content material. Within the coming weeks, eligible customers will start to see these new experiences. As at all times, as we innovate, we’re maintaining security high of thoughts. We will’t wait to see what our neighborhood builds.