Roblox implements new age verification for chat features: What the new facial age checks mean for kids, parents and moderators

Roblox is introducing a new age-based chat system. Users will undergo age verification using facial scans or government IDs.
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Roblox Rolls Out Age-Verification Requirement for Chat Amid Child Safety Criticism

The age-verification tool uses facial recognition to put players into specific age groups before they can chat online.
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Roblox rolls out open-source AI system to protect kids from predators in chats

FILE - The gaming platform Roblox is displayed on a tablet, Oct. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Leon Keith, File) (Leon Keith) Roblox, the online gaming platform wildly popular with children and ...
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Roblox CEO defends AI facial age scans, says predator problem is also an “opportunity”

Roblox CEO defended new AI facial age scans, calling the platform’s predator problem “an opportunity” while addressing safety ...
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Roblox expands facial age checks; will group younger users into age-based chats

Roblox is tightening its age verification rules for users who want to send private messages, introducing age-segmented chats ...
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Roblox Releases Early Warning System to Help Keep Children Safer Online

Roblox’s newest artificial intelligence system helps spot early signs of potential child endangerment and is now available for digital platforms. As part of Roblox’s open-source safety toolkit, ...

Roblox increases safety guidelines with age verification, grouping users into age-based chats

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 ...
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Roblox rolls out open-source AI system to protect kids from predators in chats

NOW. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. TAKING ON AN ONLINE TITAN. THE FAMILY OF A 13 YEAR-OLD WEST DES MOINES GIRL IS SUING ROBLOX. THEY CLAIM SHE MET A MAN WHO CLAIMED TO BE A TEENAGER ON THE ...