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

Roblox, one of the world's most popular games for children, is taking a controversial new step to combat the pervasive issue ...

Roblox will also prevent adults from initiating chat with younger players unless both users have been added through a " ...

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

Roblox must also account for bad actors who try to use fake photos or pictures of another person to evade accurate age ...

It comes at a time when the online gaming giant faces several lawsuits and growing calls to be included in Australia’s social ...

Roblox is taking a controversial new step to combat the pervasive issue of online predators in its chat rooms.

The move comes amid multiple lawsuits, including from the attorneys general of Texas and Louisiana, against Roblox over child safety concerns. The lawsuits were filed following reports that Roblox was ...

Roblox is now requiring selfies, verified either with a government ID or through an AI review, to use its chat functions.

Roblox Corporation has announced the rollout of age-based chat, aimed at enhancing user safety in the online gaming industry.

Roblox users now will be required to undergo a facial recognition check before utilizing the Roblox chat feature for its 150 ...