Roblox Rolls Out Age-Verification Requirement for Chat
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A new series of age checks and chat groupings are coming to Roblox that are meant to keep children from falling prey to predators.
Roblox is rolling out facial age checks and new chat limits to keep adult conversations separated from kids on its platform.
If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph their face.
Roblox is adding new restrictions to younger kids’ accounts and revamping its parental control features as part of a push to beef up the safety features on its platform. The changes come after damaging reports about the company’s safety practices and ...
Roblox on Monday announced new parental controls, including new ways for parents and caregivers to remotely monitor their child's gaming experience. Using their own device, parents and caregivers can now modify how much time their child is able to play ...
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Roblox announces new protections for minors
Roblox will soon require gamers to use AI-powered age estimation technology to access communication and chat features.
"We cannot allow platforms like Roblox to continue operating as digital playgrounds for predators where the well-being of our kids is sacrificed on the altar of corporate greed," Paxton said in a press release.
The Home Depot launched a Virtual Kids Workshop experience in Roblox’s Redcliff City on Thursday, according to a press release. The virtual experience is based on the home improvement chain’s in-person Kids Workshops, which are designed as hands-on ...
Roblox CEO David Baszucki joined CNN’s Pamela Brown to discuss new safety measures to protect young users, including AI-age verification technology. The announcement comes after a growing number of lawsuits that say the platform allegedly failed to deter sexual predators from targeting minors on the popular gaming platform.