They aren't:

> Users only speak to other players ±1 age group

I.e., 18-20 can speak to 16-17 AND 21+, but 21+ can only speak to 18+

This seems like a very reasonable system to ensure e.g. you and your classmate/friends can still interact as you grow up and switch age brackets. I wonder how families etc deal with it though? Can you play with your younger sibling/cousin? Is there some sort of parental approval/override?

	▲	subscribed 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I can play with my kids but we're not allowed to talk. They're not allowed to talk with each other as well. This sucks big time, and it will even more, because we soon won't be aple to play together at all: https://thenextweb.com/news/roblox-age-gated-account-tiers-k...
	▲	isiahl 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		You can still play with those outside your age groups, you just can’t communicate.