Outrun Gaming on MSN

'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 ...
cbs12.com

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 ...
The Indianapolis Star

What is Roblox? What parents need to know about child, teen safety on the platform

Roblox is among the most downloaded online games in the world, reporting millions of daily users from across the globe of all ages, mostly children and teenagers. Many have criticized the rise of ...
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 ...
WLKY

Roblox introduces facial age checks amid Kentucky lawsuit against the platform

ROADBLOCKS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR APPS FOR KIDS, ANNOUNCED NEW SAFETY MEASURES TODAY. IT COMES AFTER THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE APP, CALLING THE PLATFORM A PLAYGROUND ...
The New York Times

We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents? By Kevin ...
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 ...
DiscoverAirdrie

Calgary man charged in Hawai‘i with sexual assault of minor

Hawai‘i Island police have charged a Calgary man with first-degree sexual assault after investigators alleged he met a female juvenile through the online gaming platform Roblox. Police said detectives ...
KOAT Albuquerque

Roblox introduces age-based chat to enhance child safety

VEHICLE. THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE POPULAR GAMING PLATFORM ROBLOX, CONTINUES TO FACE LAWSUITS AND BACKLASH. SOME CLAIM THEY AREN’T DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT KIDS. ALIYAH CHAVEZ JOINS US IN STUDIO AFTER ...
Chicago Tribune

Roblox steps up age checks and groups younger users into age-based chats

Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to chat with other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to communicate with people ...
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 ...