Roblox announces age-based accounts

(CNN)– Roblox has announced some updates to its popular online gaming platform in an effort to improve safety for young users.

Starting in June, Roblox plans to roll out new, age-based accounts for users under 16.

Roblox Kids will be automatically assigned to users ages 5 to 8 which will disable messaging and censor content.

Roblox Select will be automatically assigned to users 9 to 15 which will gradually introduce messaging and allow content with a moderate label.

Both will have a distinct background color to indicate account type.