Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecommunications watchdog, has blocked access to the Roblox online gaming platform for failing to stop the distribution of what it described as LGBT propaganda and extremist ...

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 ...

The new system requires age verification via photo or ID, sorting users into six age groups from under-nines to over 21s. (Envato Elements pic) Gaming giant Roblox Corp says it will roll out ...

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Australian gamers who want use Roblox's in-game chat service will have to submit to a facial age verification check from next month. The system is available to Australian Roblox users on a voluntary ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Roblox developers announced plans to introduce comprehensive age verification for all players who wish to communicate in-game. The verification will ...

Roblox says that by the end of the year it will expand its age estimation program to anyone using its chat and text features. The gaming site, which hosts 112 million users daily, has been dogged by ...