Roblox now requires all users globally to complete age checks to access chat

Once users complete an age check, they can access age-based chat, which means they can only communicate with others in a ...
NPR

How To Do Everything

Half advice show. Half survival guide. Half absurdity-fest. (Wait, how does this work again? We're not numbers people.) Each episode, we answer all your burning questions, from how to survive a public ...
Artnet

Running a Studio Is a Fine Art. This Is How Artists Do It

An artist’s studio is where the elusive alchemy of creativity meets pragmatism. Long before appearing on the pristine white walls of a gallery, an artwork is born from “blood, sweat, tears, sleepless ...
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

The feature will be rolled out globally by January 2026. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred source on Google ...
Los Angeles Times

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

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Roblox, a popular gaming platform that’s faced growing scrutiny over child safety concerns, said Tuesday it will ...
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 ...
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, ...
PC Gamer

'Roblox must do more to protect kids from sick and twisted freaks,' Texas attorney general says as he sues Roblox 'for putting pixel pedophiles and profits' ahead of safety

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Twinfinite

How to Play Roblox on School Chromebooks

Starting with the easiest, but most unlikely solution is simply downloading Roblox from the Google Play Store. It’s a hit-or-miss (but mostly a miss) option because nine times out of 10 the Google ...