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, ...

Roblox is the first online gaming or communication platform to require facial age checks to access chat, establishing a new industry standard. The rollout began with a voluntary age check period. The ...

Lisa M. Given receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Association for Information Science and Technology.

In the midst of its ongoing controversies about child protections, Roblox has announced it’ll be requiring age verification for certain features. According to an announcement this week, all players ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Gaming platform Roblox will require users to verify their age using facial recognition software to chat with other players, a company executive said, with the goal of limiting ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Roblox is set to implement facial age checks and age-based chat features on its platform, marking a significant step in online safety standards. The new measures aim to secure access ...