VEHICLE. THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE POPULAR GAMING PLATFORM ROBLOX, CONTINUES TO FACE LAWSUITS AND BACKLASH. SOME CLAIM THEY AREN’T DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT KIDS. ALIYAH CHAVEZ JOINS US IN STUDIO AFTER ...

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 chatting ...

Roblox is introducing a new age-based chat system. Users will undergo age verification using facial scans or government IDs. This will place them into narrow age groups, restricting private chats ...

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Roblox will start enforcing age checks in Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands in December and the rest of the world in early January.

Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people around ...

Why Is This Important: Honestly, this is a huge deal because no other major platform has tried to enforce something this strict at this scale. What’s Next: This is just phase one. In early 2026, ...

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 ...

Roblox tells Gulf News they’re rethinking moderation and age checks for millions of kids Inside Roblox’s plan to rebuild trust in the GCC: new rules, new tech, and a very different chat system.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An Iowa family claims their 13-year-old daughter was found in Tennessee after she was taken from her grandmother’s home by someone she met in a Roblox chat room. Now, they ...