Roblox Rolls Out Kids Accounts Worldwide as Legal Pressure Mounts

Roblox spent the first half of 2026 rebuilding how children use its platform — and defending how it protected them in the past. In the space of a few weeks this summer, the company took its biggest safety overhaul global while the legal pressure around it visibly intensified. Here is where things stand as of mid-July, and what it actually means if you or your kids play.

Kids and Select accounts are now worldwide

In early July, Roblox completed the global rollout of Roblox Kids and Roblox Select accounts — new age-based account types for users under 16, with protections designed to loosen gradually as children grow. The system was piloted in June in Australia, Indonesia, the Netherlands, and New Zealand before expanding everywhere.

Under the hood, age is checked with facial age estimation, and Roblox has publicly named Persona as the third-party company running the technology, alongside ID-based verification options. The move builds on the mandatory age checks for communication features that Roblox began phasing in globally at the start of the year.

The lawsuits keep coming

The safety push is happening under real legal fire, on three separate fronts:

• State lawsuits: In June, Arkansas became at least the ninth US state to sue Roblox (naming Discord as well), alleging the platforms misled parents about child safety. Three other states have reached settlements instead of suing.
• Family lawsuits: More than 150 families have sued over alleged grooming and abuse facilitated through the platform; the consolidated federal docket (MDL) counted around 162 pending cases as of June.
• Investor lawsuits: On June 26, a shareholder complaint filed in federal court in Nevada alleged Roblox downplayed how much its age-verification rollout would shrink the user base after daily active users fell from a late-2025 peak near 144 million to about 132 million in Q1.

None of these cases has gone to trial, and Roblox disputes the claims — but together they explain why the company is moving so aggressively on safety infrastructure this year.

What it means for players and parents

Practically: expect age checks you cannot skip. Under-16 users are being moved onto Kids or Select accounts with stricter defaults for chat, content, and spending, and parents get more visible controls. Adult users keep fuller features after verifying. The experience of actually playing games on the platform is unchanged — the gates are around communication and account settings, not the games themselves.

The next milestone: July 30

Roblox reports second-quarter 2026 earnings on July 30, the first full quarter reflecting both the age-check rollout and the sequel-fueled surge around hits like Grow a Garden 2. Those numbers will show whether the safety overhaul is costing the platform users — or rebuilding trust. We will cover the results when they land.

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