Variety

Roblox to Require All Users to Verify Age With Facial Estimation Tech to Access Chat Features Beginning in December

Roblox will launch facial age checks as a requirement for all users who want to access communication features beginning next month. The gaming platform has also implemented age-based chats to limit ...
PC Gamer

Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put 'common-sense limits' on the age ranges users can chat within

Roblox is to become the first major gaming platform where facial age verification will be mandatory to access any chat features. In 2024, the platform averaged over 80 million players a day, ...
Gulf News

Roblox chat in the UAE: When will the feature return?

Roblox tells Gulf News they’re rethinking moderation and age checks for millions of kids Inside Roblox’s plan to rebuild trust in the GCC: new rules, new tech, and a very different chat system.
Flamingo on MSN

Banned For Swearing On Roblox Voice Chat

Roblox voice chat is fun until it isn’t. One slip-up and the banhammer falls. Swearing cost this player their account. The result is hilarious.
The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

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 ...
Mashable

Want to chat on Roblox? You'll need to verify your age.

Roblox chat will only be available to users whose age is estimated. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Dima Berlin / iStock / Getty / Roblox The gaming platform Roblox will begin using age ...
NME

Roblox introduces controversial age verification features following child safety “concerns”

Roblox will soon require all users to verify their age before they can chat to other users after “concerns” about child safety on the platform. The system will use facial estimation technology which ...

Australia has banned social media for kids under 16. How does it work?

Young teenagers in Australia have been barred from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok in one of ...
ZDNet

Is ChatGPT Plus still worth $20? How it compares to the Free and Pro plans

Each ChatGPT plan offers different benefits for different users. Paid tiers get early access and fewer usage limits. You may not need to pay, depending on how often you use ChatGPT. OpenAI introduced ...
KOAT Albuquerque

Roblox introduces age-based chat to enhance child safety

VEHICLE. THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE POPULAR GAMING PLATFORM ROBLOX, CONTINUES TO FACE LAWSUITS AND BACKLASH. SOME CLAIM THEY AREN’T DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT KIDS. ALIYAH CHAVEZ JOINS US IN STUDIO AFTER ...
Mint

Attention Gamers! Roblox to implement age verification on platform's chat feature — Steps to follow, other details

Gaming platform Roblox Corporation, which faced criticism and lawsuits over child safety, on Tuesday announced an age-based verification system due to which users will only be able to chat with people ...
Indiatimes

Roblox implements new age verification for chat features: What the new facial age checks mean for kids, parents and moderators

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 ...