Roblox's selfie verification is a preview of an annoying internet future

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

Roblox is rolling out face ID age checks to stop older players from chatting to kids, but will it actually work?

To enhance its safety measures, Roblox has become the "first" game platform to require age verification to participate in its ...
ConsumerAffairs

Roblox’s new age-check requirement: What parents need to know

Roblox is the first online gaming or communication platform to require facial age checks to access chat, establishing a new ...
Pocket Gamer.biz

Roblox CEO David Baszucki has heated debate about child safety: "I would categorically reject the actual description of what you’re saying"

CEO David Baszucki shared how seriously Roblox has taken safety from an early stage. As Roblox faces a swathe of fresh criticism, concern, and lawsuits over child safety, co-founder and CEO David ...
New York Magazine

It’s 10 p.m. Do You Know Where on Roblox Your Children Are?

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. I’ve arrived in the middle of a vast expanse of what looks like green LEGO ...
Fast Company

How Roblox handles millions of players on viral games like ‘Grow a Garden’

While previous blockbuster games from Fortnite to World of Warcraft primarily run on servers managed by their own developers and publishers, Roblox is distinctive in that its games and experiences are ...