Roblox is lucrative too: any person who creates a game within the app can charge people real money to play it. The company claims that some of its top earners can make as much as $250,000 every year.

These new friend and experience blocking tools provide parents with even more ways to help ensure their children are using it safely." Roblox's overhaul of parental controls was announced in ...

Roblox, founded in 2004, operates a free platform with millions of games and other experiences, all of which are made by its own users. The company went public via a direct listing in 2021.