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'Horrible': Age-based Roblox chats impact moderation, gameplay

Just a few weeks have passed since popular online game platform Roblox announced it would implement new facial age-estimation ...

Iowa lawsuit against Roblox seeks better child safety features

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird's lawsuit alleges that Roblox has not done enough to make its online platform safe from ...
Gaming Community by Max Level on MSN

Roblox age verification: What parents need to know

Roblox is making a massive change that every parent and grandparent needs to know about. In an effort to improve child safety ...
The Verge

Roblox will require age estimation to chat starting next year

After scrutiny over its ability to protect children on the platform, Roblox is making a big change. After scrutiny over its ability to protect children on the platform, Roblox is making a big change.
ConsumerAffairs

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 ...
CNN

Lawsuits claim Roblox endangers kids. New AI age verification aims to block them from chatting with adults

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 ...
The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...
TechCrunch

Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January

Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, ...
FOX 13 Tampa Bay on MSN

Florida AG sues Roblox, claiming it misled parents and exposed kids to predators

Florida’s Attorney General is taking Roblox to court, alleging the company created an environment where adults can easily ...
U.S. News & World Report

Roblox to Require Age Checks to Use Platform's Chat Features

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Gaming platform Roblox will require users to verify their age using facial recognition software to chat with other players, a company executive said, with the goal of limiting ...
The Economist

From social media to porn, age checks are spreading across the web

To cheers in some quarters and wails in others, various countries are making parts of the web off limits to minors. Australia ...
CNET

Roblox Rolls Out Age-Verification Requirement for Chat Amid Child Safety Criticism

Roblox, the online gaming platform that has been under fire due to child safety concerns, has introduced age-verification software that uses facial scanning to estimate the age of players. The system ...