Roblox will require age estimation
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The new safety measure comes as Roblox faces criticism and at least 35 lawsuits alleging users meet and abuse children on the gaming platform or that the platform helps facilitate child sexual exploitation and grooming.
When it comes to their children, parents are right to be concerned about online safety while playing video games like Roblox. Fortunately, Roblox offers safety settings that parents can enable to control who their kids interact with online, the types of ...
Video game maker Roblox has announced new parental tools aimed at protecting its young user base, including removing the ability for those under the age of 13 to message others outside games on its platform. However, users younger than 13 can still ...
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Popular gaming app, Roblox, rolling out new safety feature
The gaming app, Roblox, is rolling out a new safety feature. TAMPA, Fla. - The popular gaming platform, Roblox, is rolling out a new feature to require age checks of its users. The app continues to face scrutiny over its safety features and protection of children using the app.
Roblox, the popular online gaming platform that hosts millions of user-created games, said Tuesday it is strengthening protections for minors. Roblox said it will soon require players to use AI-powered facial age-estimation technology to help verify their age.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — If you have kids, you’ve likely heard of “Roblox,” a video game played by people of all ages that has now added more parental controls. It comes as the game came under fire for safety concerns and questionable ...
Roblox says it’s instituting some new safety features for children accounts next month after a shocking report claimed the platform was filled with child and sexual exploitation. According to IGN, Roblox sent an email out to the parents of kids with ...
Roblox includes several in-built parental control features, which allow you to restrict how your children play the game and who they’re able to interact with online. When your kids play Roblox, they’ll more than likely spend a lot of time playing and ...
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.