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Roblox steps up age checks, will group younger users into age-based chats

Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people ...
Indiatimes

Roblox implements new age verification for chat features: What the new facial age checks mean for kids, parents and moderators

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 narrow age groups, restricting private chats ...

I got an up-close look at Roblox's new safety feature. Here's what I found.

I traveled to Roblox's headquarters to do a demo of a new safety feature it says will help protect child users.
CNET

Roblox Rolls Out System to Spot Child-Endangerment Chat Messages

The AI system has detected and reported 1,200 cases to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children this year. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven ...
CBC.ca

Child protection group warns parents about luring, explicit chat on game site Roblox

The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is warning parents and young gamers to be cautious after multiple reports of luring attempts and explicit messages sent to children under the age of 12 on the ...
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Roblox rolls out strict age checks for gamers to use chat features

Popular gaming platform Roblox is implementing a stricter age verification system and age-based chat restrictions, prompted by criticism over child safety and increasing global regulations. The ...
Pocket Gamer.Biz

Roblox open-sources Sentinel AI to detect harmful chat messages

Built to spot grooming and child endangerment through chat pattern analysis. Sentinel scans over six billion messages daily in real-time. Trained on past violations of Roblox’s child-endangerment ...
CNET

Roblox Rolls Out Age-Verification Requirement for Chat Amid Child Safety Criticism

Roblox, the online gaming platform that has been under fire due to child safety concerns, has introduced age-verification software that uses facial scanning to estimate the age of players. The system ...

She just wanted to play Roblox with friends. Then the messages from a predator began.

Roblox is one of the world’s most popular kids’ games, but lawsuits around the country allege predators are hiding in plain sight.
U.S. News & World Report

Roblox Steps up Age Checks and Groups Younger Users Into Age-Based Chats

Roblox Steps up Age Checks and Groups Younger Users Into Age-Based Chats Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to chat with other players and implementing age-based ...
The Independent

Roblox rolls out strict age verification for gamers to use certain features

Keep your children off Roblox if you are not comfortable, CEO tells parents Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter The ...