Roblox will now require age checks for communications between users, with facial age estimation (FAE) as a biometric option.

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know.

Roblox has launched facial age checks as a requirement for all users who want to access communication features and implemented age-based chats.

Roblox must also account for bad actors who try to use fake photos or pictures of another person to evade accurate age estimation. Kaufman said that the combination of video and still imaging helps ...

It comes at a time when the online gaming giant faces several lawsuits and growing calls to be included in Australia’s social ...

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph ...

Age Estimation is the next big thing in Roblox. Instead of relying solely on self-reported ages, which allowed all kinds of ...

Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing ...

The platform has introduced an age-verification system following failures to protect minors, who are exposed to contact with ...

After users complete the age check process, Roblox will inform them of their assigned age group: U9, 9–12, 13–15, 16–17, 18–20, or 21+. Users will be able to chat with others in their age group and ...

A new series of age checks and chat groupings are coming to Roblox that are meant to keep children from falling prey to ...