In a Monday release, the Roblox Corporation said these new updates will improve safety for users and introduce new easy-to-use tools for parents and caregivers to better have control and clarity over their children’s activities on the platform.

Roblox, a popular kids’ video game, just announced new parental controls to moderate what kids see and who they can chat with.

Roblox has also launched new parental accounts that enable parents to monitor and limit their children's activity on the platform.

Roblox has announced it will block under-13s from messaging others on the online gaming platform as part of new efforts to safeguard children. Child users will not be able to send direct messages within games by default unless a verified parent or guardian gives them permission.

Roblox, the digital games platform popular with children and tweens, has introduced what it called "significant updates" to parental controls and will stop children younger than 13 from directly messaging other gamers.

Roblox will not let users under the age of 13 message others outside of games and experiences on the platform, the company said Friday. Roblox also announced a series of other built-in protections for young users,