Earlier today, we revealed that Roblox was bringing in “Experience Chat” to its console users so that they could chat with those on the phone, PC, or even VR. It’s a big deal because it opens up ...

The rise of voice chat in online videogames has inevitably led to a growth in bad behavior between players—it is, after all, a lot easier to scream slurs and abuse at other people than it is to stop ...

Roblox will launch facial age checks as a requirement for all users who want to access communication features beginning next ...

Roblox must also account for bad actors who try to use fake photos or pictures of another person to evade accurate age ...

Age checks will involve either facial age estimation enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) or ID verification ...

Roblox will also prevent adults from initiating chat with younger players unless both users have been added through a " ...

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know.

The age-verification tool uses facial recognition to put players into specific age groups before they can chat online.

The platform has introduced an age-verification system following failures to protect minors, who are exposed to contact with ...