Roblox is in a tight spot. After years of reports involving child predators on Roblox, the company faces pressure from the public and government to clean up its platform. The company's solution, ...

Roblox is the first online gaming or communication platform to require facial age checks to access chat, establishing a new industry standard. The rollout began with a voluntary age check period. The ...

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.

In an attempt to stop children talking with adults, the online gaming giant will start checking users' ages from early ...

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, ...

Sydney: Gaming giant Roblox Corp says it will roll out compulsory facial recognition or ID checks from next month for players wanting to access its chat features. It aims to stop under-nines from ...

Users will be put into age groups starting next year ROBLOX is making it harder for dangerous predators to chat with children online by introducing a new age check. The move comes amid disturbing ...

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 ...

Children will no longer be able to chat to adult strangers on Roblox - one of the world's most popular gaming platforms - as part of an expansion of its safety measures. Mandatory age checks will be ...

Age checks begin in December in Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands. Global enforcement will follow in early January 2026. Chat and age-appropriate features unlock only after users complete ...