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March 5, 2026
Roblox launches real-time AI chat rephrasing to filter out banned language
The new feature goes beyond Roblox’s current text filter, which simply replaces banned words and phrases with the “#” symbol.
TL;DR
- Roblox is implementing an AI-powered, real-time chat rephrasing feature.
- This feature replaces banned words with more respectful language, rather than using the '#' symbol.
- Users will be notified when a message is rephrased to maintain civility.
- The system is designed to keep conversations on track and guide language appropriately.
- Roblox is also upgrading its text-filtering system to detect more sophisticated attempts to bypass filters.
- This upgrade has reduced false negatives for personal information sharing by 20x.
- The new feature is supported in all languages available through Roblox's automatic translation tools.
- This announcement follows Roblox's introduction of mandatory facial verification for chats, in light of child safety lawsuits.
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