Grand Theft Auto 

Commonly shortened to ‘GTA,’ Grand Theft Auto is a series of crime-drama video games. Users play a character living out a life of crime, from stealing cars to drug running and committing armed robberies.  

What is it?

In Grand Theft Auto players carry out a series of missions and tasks, set in fictional cities (usually cities in America) that are based on real places. The game involves carrying out crimes that range from low-level to running crime empires. In later versions of the games, gameplay supports more ‘free will’ style playing, allowing the gamer to explore the fictional city, rather than simply following set gameplay. This comes with hazards, however, as the gamer is free to choose to play out gratuitous killings of innocent characters, graphic violence, or gambling.

Please note: This page contains external links to ‘Rockstar Games’ who are the creators of Grand Theft Auto.

Blocking Users

PS4 and PS5

  1. Press the Option button on your controller to open the Menu.
  2. Select Friends.
  3. From the Friends tab, select a player from the list.
  4. On the player’s profile select (3 dots …) > Block.
  5. You can also remove them as a friend from this screen.

  1. Press the PS button on your controller to open up the control centre.
  2. Select Game Base.
  3. From the Friends tab, select a player from the list or search for a player. You can also select players from the Parties tab by selecting the party and then the player from the members list.
  4. On the player’s profile select … (More) > Block.

  1. Press the PS button on your controller to open up the control centre.
  2. Select Game Base.
  3. Press the options button on your controller, and then select Go to Game Base.
  4. Select Game Base settings.
  5. Select Blocked Players and then choose Unblock next to the blocked player.

If you want to add the unblocked player to your Friends list, send a new friend request.

Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

  1. Press the Xbox button on your controller to open the guide.

  2. Select People, and then select the gamertag of the player whom you want to block.

  3. From the player’s profile, select Report or Block.

  4. Then select Block.

  5.  

  1. To unblock a player, follow the same steps (as blocking) to get to the player’s profile, and then select Unblock.
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  1. Press the Xbox button on your controller to open the guide, and then go to Parties & chats > Chat requests.
  2. Select the conversation that contains the player whom you want to block.
  3. Select the More actions button.
  4. Select View profile
  5. Select Report or block
  6. Select Block.

  1. To unblock a player, follow the same steps (as blocking) to get to the player’s profile, and then select Unblock.
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PC

  1. Log into Rockstar Games.
  2. Use the Search tool at the top of the page to find the Rockstar Games ID of the player you wish to Block.
  3. Select the Rockstar Games ID of player you wish to Block.
  4. Select Block from the options below their Rockstar Games ID.
  5. Confirm the Block on the resulting pop-up window.

Reporting Users

Playstation

  1. Press the PS button on your controller to open up the control center, and select Game Base.

  2. Select the Friends icon and select Search for Players to search for and select a player, or select a player from your friends list.

  3. Select … (More) > Report and choose the reason for your report.

  4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
    You can choose to block the user at the end of the report.

  5.  

  1. Press the PS button on your controller to open up the control centre and select the voice chat card where the conversation took place.

  2. Select … (More) > Report and choose the reason for your report.

  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to report.
    You can choose to block the user at the end of the report.

You can select I’m Unsure if you don’t know who was talking at the time.

  1. Press the PS button on your controller to open up the control center, and select Game Base.

  2. Select the Messages icon and highlight the message. Then press the options button on your controller, and select Report.

  3. Select Next and choose the reason for your report.

  4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
    You can choose to block the user at the end of the report.

Xbox

  1. Press the Xbox button to open the guide.

  2. Go to People.

    • If the player is a friend, select Friends, and then select their gamertag.

    • If the player isn’t a friend, select Recently played with, or select Find someone and enter the player’s gamertag to search. Once you find the player, select their gamertag.

  3. From the player’s profile, select Report or block.

  4. Then select Report, and choose your category and reason.

  5. Select Add comment to provide more info.

  6. Select Submit.

  1. Press the Xbox button to open the guide.

  2. Go to Parties & chats.

  3. Go to Report in-game voice chat

  4. Select Save voice chat.

  5. Return to the screen above to review your saved clips.

  6. Select the trash icon next to the clip that you want to report, and then follow the onscreen instructions.

  7. Add gamertags that were involved in the offensive communications. You can choose up to three.

  8. Select your reason for reporting.

  9. Enter in any additional comments.

  10. Select Submit.

 

  1. Press the Xbox button to open the guide.

  2. Then go to Parties & chats.

  3. Select Chats.

  4. Select the conversation where the inappropriate message is located, and then select More.

  5. Select Report person.

  6. Choose your category and reason for the report.

  7. Select Add comment to provide more info.

  8. Select Submit.

  1. Press the Xbox button to open the guide.

  2. Select Home.

  3. Select Friends & Community Updates.

  4. Select the inappropriate activity feed item or comment.
    Note If you can’t locate Friends & Community Updates, scroll down to Add more on the Home screen and select the Friends & Community Updates tile, and then select Add to Home. (You might need to select See all suggestions.)

  5. While viewing the item, select More actions.

  6. Select Report.

  7. Choose your category and reason for the report.

  8. Select Add comment to provide more info.

  9. Select Submit.

  1. Press the Xbox button to open the guide.

  2. Go to People.

  3. Go to Clubs and select the clubs.

  4. Choose the item that you want to report.

  5. Select More actions .

  6. Select Report.

  7. Select if you would like to report this to the Club admin or the Xbox Community Policy & Enforcement Team.

    • If the content doesn’t belong in the Club, select Club admin.

    • If the message violates the Community Standards for Xbox, select Xbox Live Policy & Enforcement Team.

  8. Select Add comment to provide more info.

  9. Select Submit.

PC

  1. Press Windows logo key + G to open Game Bar.

  2. Select Xbox Social to open the widget.

  3. Right click on the gamertag that you’re reporting, and then select Report. If the person that you’re reporting isn’t on your friends list, you can use the search bar to find them by their gamertag.

  4. Choose your category and reason for the report.

  5. Enter in any additional details that you have under Add comment.

  6. Select Report.

Safety Settings

Disable Voice Chat

  1. Open the Game Base.

  2. Select the Settings tab

  3. Scroll to and select Voice Chat

  4. Toggle Voice Chat Enabled from On to Off

Invite Only

In ‘Invite only’ sessions, players are alone, but have the ability to allow or their friends, rather than strangers, to enter the session.

  1. Open the Game Base.
  2. Navigate to the online tab
  3. Select ‘Invite Only Session’

  1. Bring up the start menu

  2. Navigate to the online tab

  3. Select the Find New Session option

  4. Choose the invite-only session option

  5. Launch the server

  6. Wake up in a solo lobby

Closed Friend Session

In ‘Closed Friend Session’, only people you are friends with can play with you in GTA online

  1. Open the Game Base
  2. Select the Online tab
  3. Scroll to and select Closed Friend Session
  4. Confirm your choise by pressing the ‘Select’ button on your controller

Privacy

This is what Rockstar Games’ privacy policy states about their approach to Children’s privacy (correct as of April 2023):

Children’s Privacy

Generally, we direct our Services to a general audience and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years old (or older, if applicable law provides for different protections). We may direct certain Services to an audience of all ages—including children. For these Services, we may restrict the collection of personal information on the Services from anyone, apply an age gate allowing children to use the Services while restricting the collection of personal information on the Services from children, or get a parent’s permission to collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child has provided personal information without a parent’s permission, we will promptly delete this information. We encourage parents to instruct their children to never give out their real names, addresses, or phone numbers, without permission, when using the Internet.