Roblox is the first online gaming or communication platform to require facial age checks to access chat, establishing a new ...

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The move comes days after ITV News reported that teenagers were exposed to multiple examples of extremist content on the ...

Roblox is introducing a new age-based chat system. Users will undergo age verification using facial scans or government IDs.

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know.

Users will be required to scan their faces to use the popular gaming platform. Scans will be used to guess a user’s age.

Online gaming giant Roblox has just announced it will start checking users' ages from early December in an attempt to stop ...

Justin Patchin, criminal justice professor at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, on new age verification guidelines for the online gaming platform Roblox, and tips for parents to protect their ...

Earlier today Roblox Chief Safety Officer Matt Kaufman announced that the platform will be implementing new communication features to their platform, specifically targeting players between the ages of ...

Teens users who want to access certain Roblox features will have to verify their age. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Roblox Roblox is a popular digital space for kids and teens to congregate ...