On July 15, Riot Games began rolling out new parental control tools across League of Legends, VALORANT, and Teamfight Tactics (PC), initially limited to the United States. Called "Parent Permissions," the feature lets a verified parent supervise their child's social interactions through a dedicated Parent Portal.
Tools built for younger players' safety
Once set up, parents can fully disable text and voice chat, restrict it to existing friends only, block incoming friend requests, or view the full friends list linked to the account. Riot also says parents can see which adult accounts have messaged their child within the past 30 days. After email verification, the child cannot remove the restrictions alone until turning 18.
A bug that hit adult accounts too
The rollout did not go as planned: many adult players found themselves subject to the same restrictions as minor accounts, with some reporting clearly incorrect birth dates on file that triggered the controls. Riot Games acknowledged the issue on X, stating that "these features accidentally rolled out for many League of Legends players, including adults," and announced it was temporarily rolling the parental controls back for League while identifying what went wrong.
The publisher maintains this is only the first phase of a broader child-safety initiative, with a mobile TFT version expected in early 2027. A fix and a new rollout date have not yet been announced.
A well-intentioned feature undone by a launch bug — Riot says a corrected version of the parental controls is coming.