The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...
The Conversation

Roblox set to start checking people’s ages. But it will need to do more to keep kids safe

Lisa M. Given receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Association for Information Science and Technology.
PC Gamer

Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put 'common-sense limits' on the age ranges users can chat within

Roblox is to become the first major gaming platform where facial age verification will be mandatory to access any chat features. In 2024, the platform averaged over 80 million players a day, ...
CNN

Lawsuits claim Roblox endangers kids. New AI age verification aims to block them from chatting with adults

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 ...
Seeking Alpha

Roblox Expands Facial Age Checks for Communication, Setting New Safety Standard

Roblox (RBLX) users can now complete the age estimation process as the company introduces age-based communication to limit communication between adults and minors SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ...
TechCrunch

Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January

Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, ...
Business Wire

Roblox Expands Facial Age Checks for Communication, Setting New Safety Standard

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX), an immersive gaming and creation platform, today announced it is in the process of rolling out age-based chat, following its ...
Morningstar

Roblox Expands Facial Age Checks for Communication, Setting New Safety Standard

Roblox users can now complete the age estimation process as the company introduces age-based communication to limit communication between adults and minors Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX), an ...
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Noob Train in Roblox—What Makes It So Fun to Play

GamingWithKev reveals what makes the Noob Train in Roblox so fun to play. Trump administration unresponsive after containership fire, Port of Los Angeles chief says Biden Faces Fury as Clemency ...
Florida Today

Blue Origin to launch New Glenn again from Cape Canaveral. How, when to watch livestream

Blue Origin is working toward a Sunday, Nov. 9, launch of its New Glenn rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. Blue Origin will provide a live webcast of the rocket launch on its ...
ABC News

Judge rules against online platform Roblox, keeping alleged abuse case in the public eye

A lawsuit alleges the platform helped facilitate child sexual exploitation. A father's lawsuit against the online gaming platform Roblox will remain in the public eye after a California judge denied ...
The Fayetteville Observer

3 keys: How Cape Fear football can win its first conference title in almost a decade

The Cape Fear Colts are playing Scotland High School for their first conference title since 2016. Coach Jacob Thomas emphasizes minimizing penalties and controlling emotions as a key to victory. The ...