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The automatic nature of these restrictions means under-13 users cannot opt into features like personalized advertising regardless of preference; the settings are applied without requiring any user action.
The updated policy restricts personalized advertising based on age. Users under 18 will see only nonpersonalized ads on the platform, while users 18 and older may see personalized ads if they provide consent where required. The revised language also removes the previous statement that the platform collects personal information from under-13 accounts for advertising purposes, clarifying that such data is not used for marketing. Users 18 or older can control whether they see personalized ads through Roblox account settings.
View change record →The updated policy clarifies that parent email addresses constitute the only personal information collected from child accounts under COPPA, rather than listing persistent identifiers. The policy now states that personalized ads are not enabled until age 18, rather than leaving this ambiguous when a child turns 13. These clarifications affect how parents and children understand what data Roblox collects and when advertising becomes personalized; however, the underlying data practices do not appear to have changed operationally. The policy removed detailed descriptions of collection purposes (such as internal operations), which means parents now have less granular explanation of data uses, though stated practices remain.
View change record →If you are under 13, Roblox will automatically restrict your account settings, and features such as personalized advertising and alerts will be disabled without any action required from you.
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"If you're under 13 years old, we'll automatically set your account to have stronger privacy settings. While in this privacy mode, some features like personalized advertising and alerts are disabled.Excerpt from Roblox's Privacy and Cookie Policy
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The automatic nature of these restrictions means under-13 users cannot opt into features like personalized advertising regardless of preference; the settings are applied without requiring any user action.
If you are under 13, Roblox will automatically restrict your account settings, and features such as personalized advertising and alerts will be disabled without any action required from you.
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