Roblox to Require All Users to Verify Age With Facial Estimation Tech to Access Chat Features Beginning in December

Roblox has launched facial age checks as a requirement for all users who want to access communication features and implemented age-based chats.
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Roblox to scan gamers' faces to verify age to protect children

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Roblox, the popular online gaming platform used by millions of children and some adults, is launching facial age checks to use the app’s chat feature. Roblox announced ...
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Roblox’s new age-check requirement: What parents need to know

Roblox is the first online gaming or communication platform to require facial age checks to access chat, establishing a new industry standard. The rollout began with a voluntary age check period. The ...
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Want to chat on Roblox? You'll need to verify your age.

The gaming platform Roblox will begin using age estimation technology for users who want to chat, according to the company's announcement Tuesday. The measure, which rolls out in phases through ...
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Roblox to scan users' faces to verify age amid persistent child safety concerns

Roblox, a popular gaming platform that's faced growing scrutiny over child safety concerns, said Tuesday it will require users to verify their age if they want to chat with other players. To do so, ...
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Lawsuits claim Roblox endangers kids. New AI age verification aims to block them from chatting with adults

New York (CNN) — 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 ...
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Roblox ramps up age verification checks, groups younger users in age-based messaging

Roblox is rolling out a video age verification system to limit private messaging to users in similar age groups. The platform will begin enforcing the checks in Australia, New Zealand, and the ...
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Roblox Explains New Tech For Age Verification To Address The Child Safety Backlash

Karan is a writer at DualShockers. Having been gaming since he was 5 years old, his passion for it still remains the same. He has a knack for finding patterns in games and that is why he enjoys ...
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Roblox Expands Facial Age Checks for Communication, Setting New Safety Standard

Roblox users can now complete the age estimation process as the company introduces age-based communication to limit communication between adults and minors Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX), an ...

I got an up-close look at Roblox's new safety feature. Here's what I found.

I traveled to Roblox's headquarters to do a demo of a new safety feature it says will help protect child users.
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Roblox rolls out new age verification feature for chat use

JACKSOVNILLE, Fla. — The popular children’s gaming platform ROBLOX rolled out a new safety feature meant to ensure that children playing the game interact with other kids their own age. Roblox wants ...