There's more to this small Roblox change than meets the eye. While the term Connections might seem insignificant, the background of why Roblox decided to change it is related to security issues.

Roblox is saying goodbye to its “Friends.” Following ongoing reports and accusations of grooming and predatory behavior experienced by its younger-skewing users, the gaming platform rolled out ...

Roblox is testing renaming 'Friends' to 'Connections,' causing confusion among players. Most fans are questioning the necessity of the change. Players are more concerned about safety tools than a ...

Roblox says it is currently looking ahead to incorporating the age estimation tool platform-wide as a block for user access to “age-appropriate features and content.” It should be noted that ...

So, by changing things from “Friends” to “Connections,” perhaps the team feels this may help “explain away” some of what happens. If that is their mindset, that would be rude, to put ...

Roblox is saying goodbye to its “Friends.” Following ongoing reports and accusations of grooming and predatory behavior experienced by its younger-skewing users, the gaming platform rolled out a slew ...