The videogame company has denied the allegations and said the new protections were planned before a short seller’s report.

Roblox, the immensely popular social media and gaming platform with nearly 90 million daily active users, has recently come under scrutiny for safety concerns.

Roblox is adding new restrictions to younger kids’ accounts and revamping its parental control features as part of a push to beef up the safety features on its platform. The changes come after damaging reports about the company’s safety practices and amid a broader industry reckoning over online platforms’ effect on kids.