Roblox is rolling out face ID age checks to stop older players from chatting to kids, but will it actually work?

To enhance its safety measures, Roblox has become the "first" game platform to require age verification to participate in its ...

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.
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Roblox to make age assurance for chat mandatory as of January 2026

Roblox will now require age checks for communications between users, with facial age estimation (FAE) as a biometric option.

Want to chat on Roblox? You'll need to verify your age.

Roblox must also account for bad actors who try to use fake photos or pictures of another person to evade accurate age ...

Roblox to scan users’ faces to verify age amid persistent child safety concerns

Roblox, under scrutiny for child safety concerns, will require users to verify their age through a selfie or an ID. They'll ...

Roblox is updating chat rules with a simple age check keeps you playing

Roblox will soon require facial age verification for all chat features, enforcing age-based communication groups and ...

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 ...

Roblox's selfie verification is a preview of an annoying internet future

Age verification and ID-based measures are increasingly implemented by tech companies like Apple and Google despite risks ...
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Roblox to scan gamers' faces to verify age to protect children

Roblox, the popular online gaming platform used by millions of children and some adults, is launching facial age checks to ...