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Reviewed and published by trentmaziarz, April 22, 2026. Discovered and drafted by our automated research pipeline.

Roblox deployed a real-time AI chat rephrasing feature in March 2026 that automatically rewrites profanity in user chat messages into more respectful language, rather than replacing flagged words with the '####' symbol. The feature is available exclusively in in-experience chats between age-verified users in similar age groups.

Details

When a user sends a chat message that triggers Roblox's text filter, the new system uses AI to rephrase the message into acceptable language that preserves the user's original intent—for example, 'Hurry TF up!' is displayed as 'Hurry up!' All users in the chat are notified when a message has been rephrased. The feature was developed in consultation with Roblox's Teen Council and is restricted to age-verified users in similar age cohorts communicating through in-experience chat. Separately, Roblox upgraded its underlying text filter to better detect filter-evasion techniques including leetspeak, reporting a 20x reduction in false negatives for personal information sharing.

Products affected

Roblox in-experience chat

Sources & Evidence

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Trace Foundation. (2026). Roblox Corporation: Roblox deployed a real-time AI chat rephrasing feature in March 2026 that automatically rewrites profanity in user chat messages into more respectful language, rather than replacing flagged words with the '####' symbol. The feature is available exclusively in in-experience chats between age-verified users in similar age groups (data as of 2026-04-22) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/f8592caa-f784-48bb-bffe-056add7bcc4c. Accessed September 11, 2026.

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https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/f8592caa-f784-48bb-bffe-056add7bcc4c
Data as of
April 22, 2026
Last verified
April 22, 2026

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