Roblox’s new AI age verification for chat has erased some players’ message histories, quieted servers and sparked backlash ...

Roblox is tightening access to its chat features by rolling out mandatory facial age verification worldwide, following months of lawsuits and investigations tied to child safety on the platform. The ...

The gaming giant described the rollout as a "significant milestone" toward achieving the "gold standard for communication safety." ...

Roblox began requiring the age check for chat access in December in Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands, following its phased rollout announcement in November. To date, over 50% of daily ...

In early January 2026, Roblox introduced mandatory global age verification for all users to access chat, using facial age estimation and optional ID checks to separate adult and under‑16 ...

Roblox is now asking users for age verification. This relies on facial recognition – and seems to be quite fallible.

Roblox ( RBLX) will now require all users in the U.S. to verify their age to access chat, a measure to address complaints from parents and lawsuits from several state attorneys general for fostering a ...

The rollout in India follows earlier implementations in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands, where Roblox introduced ...

…well that’s not good. While it’s true that “no one is perfect,” you can often gauge just how “good or bad” someone is by their actions and how they respond to potential controversy. In the case of ...

Pressure mounts on Labor after Guardian Australia report documenting reporter’s week of virtual sexual harassment and violence while posing as a child avatar ...