Turning off chat is the single fastest way to cut stranger contact on Roblox, and it takes about two minutes. Here’s exactly where the settings are and how to lock them so they stay that way.
Step 1 — Open Privacy Settings
Sign in to your child’s account, open Settings, and go to the Privacy tab. This is where all the contact controls live.
Step 2 — Set the Chat Options
You’ll see several “Who can…” options. For each one, choose Friends or No One:
- ✓Who can chat with me in-app — No One (or Friends).
- ✓Who can chat with me in games / experiences — No One (or Friends).
- ✓Who can message me — No One (or Friends).
“No One” fully disables that channel; “Friends” lets your child still talk to people they’ve added but blocks strangers. For younger kids, No One is the safest.
Step 3 — Turn Off Voice Chat
Voice chat is separate and age-gated. Make sure it’s off — voice is unfiltered, so it carries more risk than text and there’s rarely a reason to leave it on for younger children.
Step 4 — Lock It With a Parent PIN
This is the step that makes it permanent. Turn on the Account/Parent PIN so the chat settings can’t be changed back without your four-digit code. Skip this and a curious kid can flip chat back on in seconds.
A quick note: even with chat off, some games display limited pre-set or emoji communication. Turning chat off removes free-text stranger contact — the part that matters most.
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Result
Stranger chat off in ~2 minutes
Set every “Who can chat/message me” option to Friends or No One, turn voice off, and lock it with a Parent PIN. That’s the fastest, highest-impact safety change you can make.