Roblox announced it was implementing the system to prevent children younger than 16 from communicating with adults. A new mandatory safety feature requires Roblox users in the U.S. to submit to facial ...
Online gaming company says voluntary age assurance technology will limit teens and children messaging users outside their own age groups ...
Opinion

Roblox's age verification is a joke

The new system jeopardizes user privacy and puts kids in harm's way.
Roblox Corporation, the company behind the popular online game platform Roblox, announced today that age verification will now be required for any users wishing to use in-game chat in all regions ...
Roblox has begun the global rollout of its facial age-check system, which will be required for all players who want to access in-game chat. The rollout has not gone smoothly so far, with some players' ...
Roblox's attempt to improve child safety has reportedly backfired, with a new AI verification system misidentifying ages and locking users out of chats.
The rollout in India follows earlier implementations in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands, where Roblox introduced ...
At this point, I kind of have to feel sorry for Roblox. The company came under increasing criticism for failing to adequately protect children, and then courted even greater controversy when it ...
Roblox has announced that its Indian users will be required to verify their age to enable chat features. As part of this process, Roblox users will be allowed to chat with those in similar age groups, ...
Last week, Roblox made age verification mandatory for anyone using the platform's chat feature. That process involves either submitting a facial age estimate via selfie or (optionally for anyone 13 or ...