Players under 9 years old will have chat turned off by default unless a parent approves its use after age verification.

“Tens of millions of daily active users have already completed an age check, and we expect many more to follow,” Roblox says.

Once users complete an age check, they can access age-based chat, which means they can only communicate with others in a ...

According to the platform, millions have already completed voluntary age checks since the feature launched. In regions where ...

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Roblox is introducing new safety features to limit interactions between adults and minors on its platform. Users will need to verify their age with a government ID or facial scan to use chat features.

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 ...

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 ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Roblox will soon require players to undergo facial verification to access its chat and messaging features. The platform is also introducing age-restricted chat systems that limit ...

Gaming giant Roblox Corp says it will roll out compulsory facial recognition or ID checks from next month for players wanting to access its chat features. It aims to stop under-nines from chatting ...

Roblox is introducing a new age-based chat system. Users will undergo age verification using facial scans or government IDs. This will place them into narrow age groups, restricting private chats ...