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 ...

Is Australia banning Roblox?

Australia isn’t banning Roblox yet, but future updates to its social media law could change that for under-16s as the ...
Pocket Tactics

Nothing's AirPods Max rival is 40% cheaper thanks to Black Friday

Whether I'm on my ROG Ally or Nintendo Switch, here's why the Nothing Headphones are worth considering to pick up on Black ...
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 ...
GameSpot

Roblox System Requirements

If you want to dive into the many different gaming experiences of Roblox with your personal computer, we’ve got the base ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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, ...
TechSpot

Roblox will now restrict chat by age group, verified with selfie-based scans

In context: Roblox is a gaming platform with a massive audience of teens and younger players. Authorities worldwide have criticized the service as a potential grooming ground for predators, but the ...
ABC7 KABC on MSN

Roblox, Discord hit with sex exploitation lawsuits in LA and Riverside counties

Two new lawsuits filed in Los Angeles and Riverside counties accuse the popular online platforms of creating an unsafe ...
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 ...