Roblox is discontinuing private messages on October 7. Communicating with other players in the game itself will only be possible via Chat following the change. Inboxes allowing players to browse ...

Kaufman said that as many as 50,000 messages could be going across the Roblox systems at any moment ... of concern over children meeting adults in private, unrestricted chat rooms.

Roblox announced earlier this week that it would prohibit kids under the age of 13 from sending private messages outside of games or experiences and require parental permission to send messages ...

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 ...