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

Roblox is introducing a new age-based chat system. Users will undergo age verification using facial scans or government IDs.

Roblox is the first online gaming or communication platform to require facial age checks to access chat, establishing a new ...

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Following verification, users will be assigned to age brackets: under nine, nine to 12, 13 to 15, 16 to 17, 18 to 20, and ...

One of the world’s largest gaming platforms will now require users to submit to facial age-estimation scans in a global push ...

Gaming giant, Roblox, is rolling out major new safety features to reduce adult–child contact on the platform, bring parents a ...

Age checks will involve either facial age estimation enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) or ID verification ...

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Roblox is introduces video-based age checks to restrict messaging by age group, aiming to boost child safety. Here’s what we ...

As Roblox notes in its announcement, the age check verification uses Facial Age Estimation or ID verification. Roblox says ...

Gaming giant Roblox Corp says it will roll out compulsory facial recognition or ID checks from next month for players wanting ...