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 ...

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 ...

Roblox is starting to roll out the mandatory age checks that will require all of its users to submit an ID or scan their face in order to access the platform's chat features. The updated policy, which ...

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.