Roblox, age verification
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Facing pressure from states and families, Roblox will require players to use AI-powered technology that helps verify their age.
The new safety measure comes as Roblox faces criticism and at least 35 lawsuits alleging users meet and abuse children on the gaming platform or that the platform helps facilitate child sexual exploitation and grooming.
To enhance its safety measures, Roblox has become the "first" game platform to require age verification to participate in its in-game chat.
LOUSIVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Roblox will add new age-verification requirements as the popular gaming platform faces lawsuits accusing it of failing to protect young users.
The company says age verification checks will start in early December, around the same time Australia's social media ban for under-16s is set to come into effect.
As one of the biggest video game platforms in the world, and with a particularly high proportion of minors among its player base, Roblox has had to invest heavily in trust and safety technology over the past decade. As part of its ongoing effort to disrupt ...