Roblox is introducing a new age-based chat system. Users will undergo age verification using facial scans or government IDs.
Anapol Weiss shares its perspective on Roblox's new AI age-verification measures, noting the update is a limited step within a broader need for comprehensive child-safety reforms.
Age verification and ID-based measures are increasingly implemented by tech companies like Apple and Google despite risks ...
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 is rolling out mandatory age verification, requiring users to upload an ID or selfie as the platform faces mounting ...
The move comes days after ITV News reported that teenagers were exposed to multiple examples of extremist content on the ...
Following verification, users will be assigned to age brackets: under nine, nine to 12, 13 to 15, 16 to 17, 18 to 20, and ...
Users will be required to scan their faces to use the popular gaming platform. Scans will be used to guess a user’s age.
Roblox, a popular social gaming platform containing millions of user-created games, has reported around 40% of its 84 million users are under 13 years old. Many families play together and love the app ...
The rules will make it so kids and teens can only message people within a similar age group to their own. The moves come as ...