Roblox faces renewed criticism over its new facial-recognition age verification system. While intended to enhance child safety by grouping players by age, critics fear it introduces new risks, ...

Gaming giant Roblox has unveiled a new, mandatory facial recognition system for all users wishing to access its chat features, a dramatic move aimed at creating an age-appropriate communication ...

The titles above are just two examples of the thousands of mini-games created by Roblox users. According to investigators, users create virtual environments that other users can join, with some using ...

A Johnson County family has taken legal action against the popular online gaming platform Roblox, seeking justice for their 11-year-old daughter's disturbing encounter with an adult predator posing as ...

Roblox recently introduced a new face-scanning feature intended to improve child safety on its platform. On the Hard Fork podcast, CEO David Baszucki enthusiastically discussed this age-verification ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stuart sting nabs Florida man sending explicit images to '13-year-old girl' A 22-year-old man is in custody after Stuart police say he tried to message a “13-year-old girl” who was really ...

Roblox, a popular gaming platform that's faced growing scrutiny over child safety concerns, said Tuesday it will require users to verify their age if they want to chat with other players. To do so, ...

Roblox is now rolling out facial age checks and age-based grouping for chat features on a voluntary basis ahead of it becoming mandatory in select markets next month. Once implemented, users will be ...

(Bloomberg/Cecilia D’Anastasio) — Roblox Corp. executives have been trying to get advertisers to market their wares in the gaming platform’s virtual worlds since the company went public in 2021. It’s ...

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents? By Kevin ...