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Roblox blocks voice and in-game chat in Saudi Arabia, UAE to protect underage players

Roblox has temporarily disabled its in-game voice and text chat features in both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, following mounting regional and global scrutiny over child safety. The move, ...
CNET

Roblox Begins Mandatory Age Verification for Chat Amid Child Safety Criticism

Roblox, the online gaming platform that has been under fire due to child safety concerns, has launched mandatory age check requirements for the US and other regions for online chat. Players in all ...
TechCrunch

Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January

Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, ...
Morningstar

Roblox Requires Users Worldwide to Age-Check to Access Chat

Roblox’s Facial Age Estimation process protects user privacy, with all images deleted immediately after processing Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX), an immersive gaming and creation platform, announced ...
The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...
TechCrunch

Roblox now requires all users globally to complete age checks to access chat

Following a wave of lawsuits and investigations over child safety, Roblox has implemented mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access chats. The company is now rolling out the ...
TechSpot

Roblox will now restrict chat by age group, verified with selfie-based scans

In context: Roblox is a gaming platform with a massive audience of teens and younger players. Authorities worldwide have criticized the service as a potential grooming ground for predators, but the ...
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Roblox introduces age-based chat to enhance child safety

VEHICLE. THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE POPULAR GAMING PLATFORM ROBLOX, CONTINUES TO FACE LAWSUITS AND BACKLASH. SOME CLAIM THEY AREN’T DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT KIDS. ALIYAH CHAVEZ JOINS US IN STUDIO AFTER ...
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Roblox implements new age verification for chat features: What the new facial age checks mean for kids, parents and moderators

Roblox, the global online game and social platform with more than 150 million daily users, has announced a major update to how users can communicate: a new age-based chat system that uses facial ...
PC Gamer

Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put 'common-sense limits' on the age ranges users can chat within

Gaming Industry $900 million lawsuit accusing Steam of overcharging gamers in the UK and 'abusing a dominant market position' will proceed after Valve loses appeal against it Games Roblox walks back ...