Last week, Roblox made age verification mandatory for anyone using the platform's chat feature. That process involves either ...

The program's known problems include parents verifying their kids as adults, verified accounts being sold on eBay, and kids ...

Kids are being identified as adults—and vice versa—on Roblox, while age-verified accounts are already being sold online.

Roblox announced a "Facial Age Check" service last week to be required for members to use social features for safety, and it isn't working as designed.

Roblox’s new AI age verification for chat has erased some players’ message histories, quieted servers and sparked backlash ...

Roblox is now asking users for age verification. This relies on facial recognition – and seems to be quite fallible.

Roblox's CEO has called the problem of predators on the platform an "opportunity", as the company updates its safety measures with age verification checks. Roblox is predominantly used by children and ...

At this point, I kind of have to feel sorry for Roblox. The company came under increasing criticism for failing to adequately protect children, and then courted even greater controversy when it ...

Kentucky’s attorney general calls Roblox a "playground for predators." A Florida family alleges their child was coerced into sending sexually explicit content on the site. A lawsuit is filed against ...

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Roblox announced it was implementing the system to prevent children younger than 16 from communicating with adults.