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

Gaming giant, Roblox, is rolling out major new safety features to reduce adult–child contact on the platform, bring parents a ...

Roblox will soon block children from chatting with adults using new facial age checks and age-based chat limits, rolling out ...

The age-verification tool uses facial recognition to put players into specific age groups before they can chat online.

One of the world’s largest gaming platforms will now require users to submit to facial age-estimation scans in a global push ...

Roblox has launched facial age checks as a requirement for all users who want to access communication features and implemented age-based chats.

The San Mateo-based gaming platform, under scrutiny for child safety concerns, said users will be required to verify their age through a selfie or provide an ID. They'll only be allowed to chat with ...

Popular social game platform Roblox has begun its voluntary age checks for players using in-game chat features. The change ...

Age verification and ID-based measures are increasingly implemented by tech companies like Apple and Google despite risks ...

The lawsuits join a growing legal action against the gaming platform, including cases brought by two state attorneys general.

“The biggest headwind Roblox faces is developer adoption,” said Ben Spoont, CEO of Misfits Gaming, an interactive ...

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant warned last month that Roblox had become a popular target for pedophiles seeking to groom children. Predators often use “Robux”, the in-game currency ...