Roblox is no longer allowing users under the age of 13 to message others outside of games and experiences on the platform.

Roblox is a huge sprawling world of games which is sometimes described as a kind of primitive metaverse. It's one of the most popular children's games in the world.

Louisiana sued the online gaming platform Roblox on Thursday, alleging the wildly popular site has perpetuated an environment where sexual predators “thrive, unite, hunt and victimize kids.” ...

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Roblox is the most popular game for children under 13 right now. But some charities and safety experts say that more children are finding upsetting and abusive content on the site. Newsround's ...

However, now two years later, in their latest announcement Roblox has confirmed that the famous 'oof' sound effect would be removed.

"Roblox is simply not doing enough to protect our kids, to inform parents, and to go after child predators. As you know, I am leading the fight for the full release of the Epstein files.