Roblox is introducing new safety features to limit interactions between adults and minors on its platform. Users will need to verify their age with a government ID or facial scan to use chat features.
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 ...
Vincent Steiner, of Chili, N.Y., is accused of exchanging messages with a 12-year-old girl he met on Roblox, according to a ...
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 ...
In context: Roblox is a gaming platform with a massive audience of teens and younger players. Authorities worldwide have criticized the service as a potential grooming ground for predators, but the ...
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 ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A former volunteer firefighter with the Chili Fire Department was arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of children and producing child porn. Court documents say Vincent Steiner ...
Roblox is to become the first major gaming platform where facial age verification will be mandatory to access any chat features. In 2024, the platform averaged over 80 million players a day, ...