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

The age-verification tool uses facial recognition to put players into specific age groups before they can chat online.

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 ...

Roblox is now requiring selfies, verified either with a government ID or through an AI review, to use its chat functions.

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

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 ...

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

YouTuber “Schlep" built a huge following tracking down alleged child predators on Roblox before being kicked off. The ...

Roblox Corporation CEO David Baszucki's interview on the platform's predator problem bombed, with questionable sound-bites and getting mad.

Justin Patchin, criminal justice professor at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, on new age verification guidelines for ...

An Oklahoma mother is suing Roblox, alleging the app puts kids in danger and enables predators. A news release from the ...

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 ...