Roblox Makes New Rules to Keep Children Safe

Roblox 制定新規則以確保兒童安全


Introduction

Roblox has a new way to check the age of its users. This helps keep children safe.

Roblox 推出了一種新的用戶年齡驗證方式,有助於確保兒童的安全。

Main Body

Roblox uses a camera to look at faces. This tells the company how old a person is. Now there are three groups: Kids (5-8), Select (9-15), and Adults (16+). Each group has different rules for chatting.

Roblox 使用攝影機來掃描面部,藉此讓公司得知使用者的年齡。現在分為三個組別:兒童(5-8 歲)、精選組(9-15 歲)及成人(16 歲以上)。每個組別都有不同的聊天規則。

Roblox also checks how people talk and play. They want to find users who lie about their age. People who make games for children must now show a government ID and pay money.

Roblox 也會檢查人們的對話與遊戲方式,旨在找出對年齡造假的用戶。現在為兒童製作遊戲的人必須出示政府核發的身份證明文件並支付費用。

Fewer people use Roblox now. The number of daily users went down from 152 million to 132 million. Because of this, the company's stock price fell.

目前使用 Roblox 的人數減少了。每日活躍用戶數從 1.52 億下降至 1.32 億。因此,該公司的股價隨之下跌。

Conclusion

Roblox wants a safe place for kids. They will use these new rules even if they lose users.

Roblox 希望為兒童提供一個安全的地方。即便會流失用戶,他們仍將執行這些新規則。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The 'Cause and Effect' Chain

In A2 English, we need to connect ideas. The text shows a clear chain of events using the word Because of this.

The Pattern: [Something happens] \rightarrow Because of this \rightarrow [The result]

From the text:

  • Fewer people use Roblox \rightarrow Because of this \rightarrow the stock price fell.

Simple Examples for you:

  • It is raining \rightarrow Because of this \rightarrow I have an umbrella.
  • I am tired \rightarrow Because of this \rightarrow I go to bed.

🛠️ Useful 'Action' Words

Look at how the text describes what the company does. These are common A2 verbs:

  1. Check (to look if something is correct) \rightarrow Check the age
  2. Find (to discover something/someone) \rightarrow Find users who lie
  3. Keep (to make something stay safe/the same) \rightarrow Keep children safe

Vocabulary Learning

check (v.)
To look at something to see if it is correct or safe
Example:Please check your homework before you give it to the teacher.
group (n.)
A number of people or things that are together
Example:The students are divided into a small group for the project.
government ID (n.)
An official paper or card that shows who a person is
Example:You need a government ID, like a passport, to travel to another country.
daily (adj.)
Happening every day
Example:Reading is part of my daily routine.
stock price (n.)
The amount of money one share of a company costs
Example:The stock price of the company went up after the new product launch.
Practice A2 words in a crossword