Roblox Rolls Out Age-Verification Requirement for Chat
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Roblox will soon require facial age verification for all chat features, enforcing age-based communication groups and introducing major safety upgrades to protect younger users globally.
Roblox is introducing a new age-based chat system. Users will undergo age verification using facial scans or government IDs. This will place them into
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.
To enhance its safety measures, Roblox has become the "first" game platform to require age verification to participate in its in-game chat.
Eliza Jacobs, the senior director of product policy at Roblox, talks with WRAL anchor Ashley Rowe about the platform's safety features and what major change the gaming app is planning to launch.
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