Roblox to roll out age checks for chat access
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Age verification and ID-based measures are increasingly implemented by tech companies like Apple and Google despite risks like information breaches
In a landscape of cute dress-up games, adopting animals and interacting with users around the globe, Roblox's user-friendly website isn't exactly child-friendly, according to a recent criminal subpoena by Attorney General James Uthmeier on Oct.
Roblox introduces facial age checks for children as young as nine before accessing chat features, with UK getting it in 2026.
KENTUCKY, USA — Kentucky's Attorney General announced Tuesday he filed a lawsuit against a popular gaming and social media platform. AG Russell Coleman is suing Roblox, a popular game valued at $41 billion with more than 380 million monthly users.
Roblox is implementing a new safety measure that requires facial age verification to access chat features following its involvement in a lawsuit that accuses the gaming platform of causing harm to children.