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

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

Roblox, under scrutiny for child safety concerns, will require users to verify their age through a selfie or an ID. They'll ...

Roblox (RBLX) is introducing facial age checks for anyone who wants to use chat, becoming the first major gaming or communication platform to make age verification compulsory ...

Roblox must also account for bad actors who try to use fake photos or pictures of another person to evade accurate age estimation. Kaufman said that the combination of video and still imaging helps ...

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ...

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

After users complete the age check process, Roblox will inform them of their assigned age group: U9, 9-12, 13-15, 16-17, 18-20, or 21+. Users will be able to chat with others in their age group and ...

Age Estimation is the next big thing in Roblox. Instead of relying solely on self-reported ages, which allowed all kinds of ...

Age checks will involve either facial age estimation enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) or ID verification ...

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