Roblox and Fortnite safety for parents
Chat, voice, money, and the grooming pattern every parent should know.
The chat settings worth knowing cold
In Roblox, text chat is everywhere — including in 4+ rated games. Your first move: Account Restrictions, which hard-locks chat off and limits games. For older kids who want public games, set chat to friends-only. See our Roblox guide.
In Fortnite, voice chat is the #1 risk — squad modes pair kids with strangers who can talk freely. Turn voice to friends-only or off. See our Fortnite/Minecraft guide.
Money loss, in both games
Robux and V-Bucks are the two most-scammed kid currencies. The pattern — “free Robux/V-Bucks” links — is covered in our scam-link article. The kill switch: 2-step verification on the kid’s account, purchase PIN, no saved payment method.
Stranger-contact pattern
Grooming through games follows a repeatable pattern:
- Friendly contact in a game lobby.
- Friend request, then move conversation to Discord or Snap.
- Increasingly personal conversation.
- Request for photos or an in-person meet.
Teach your kid: any move from “game chat” to “Discord” or “Snap” with a stranger is the red line. Tell you first, always.
The in-game purchase review
Do this monthly: open the kid’s account, review purchase history. Explain unknown charges. This is how you catch a scam early.
Common questions
What is the first chat setting to change in each game?
In Roblox, Account Restrictions — it hard-locks chat off and limits games, which matters because text chat appears even in 4+ rated experiences. In Fortnite, voice chat is the main risk, because squad modes pair children with strangers who can speak freely; set it to friends-only or off.
What does the grooming pattern in games look like?
It repeats reliably: friendly contact in a game lobby, then a friend request, then a move to Discord or Snapchat, then increasingly personal conversation, then a request for photos or an in-person meeting.
What is the one rule to teach about that pattern?
Any move from game chat to Discord or Snapchat with a stranger is the red line — tell you first, always. It gives your child a single, checkable trigger rather than asking them to judge someone’s intent.
How do we stop money disappearing?
Robux and V-Bucks are the two most-scammed children’s currencies. The kill switch is two-step verification on the account, a purchase PIN, and no saved payment method. Then review purchase history monthly — that is how you catch a scam early rather than at the end.