Roblox has launched facial age checks as a requirement for all users who want to access communication features and implemented age-based chats.

Roblox Corporation has announced the rollout of age-based chat, aimed at enhancing user safety in the online gaming industry.

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know.

The move comes amid multiple lawsuits, including from the attorneys general of Texas and Louisiana, against Roblox over child safety concerns. The lawsuits were filed following reports that Roblox was ...

Roblox will now require age checks for communications between users, with facial age estimation (FAE) as a biometric option.

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 communication between ...

Roblox is now requiring selfies, verified either with a government ID or through an AI review, to use its chat functions.

Roblox must also account for bad actors who try to use fake photos or pictures of another person to evade accurate age ...