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Say cheese! Roblox now verifying user age with facial recognition

Popular social game platform Roblox has begun its voluntary age checks for players using in-game chat features. The change brings age-based communications to the platform, allowing players to ...
The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

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 ...
techtimes

'Roblox' Leveling Tips: How to Level Up Fast in 'Roblox' with the Ultimate XP Guide That Works Everywhere

Essential Roblox leveling tips and XP strategies to help players level up fast across all Roblox games efficiently and effectively. Roblox - Official site Leveling up quickly in "Roblox" games is a ...
Indiatimes

Roblox implements new age verification for chat features: What the new facial age checks mean for kids, parents and moderators

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 York Times

We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents? By Kevin ...
Polygon

Roblox's selfie verification is a preview of an annoying internet future

Roblox is in a tight spot. After years of reports involving child predators on Roblox, the company faces pressure from the public and government to clean up its platform. The company's solution, ...
Los Angeles Times

Roblox to scan users’ faces to verify age amid persistent child safety concerns

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Roblox, a popular gaming platform that’s faced growing scrutiny over child safety concerns, said Tuesday it will ...
GameSpot

Roblox CEO Responds To Child Predator Concerns Poorly

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Developer Roblox Corporation recently introduced a new face-scanning feature as a way to increase child safety protection on its game creation ...
Futurism

CEO of Roblox Says Child Predators on the Platform Are an “Opportunity”

Though the children’s gaming platform Roblox has notched over 200 million daily users at its peak, they’re not all there for fun and games. Active since 2006, the extremely popular online game has ...
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How the pro-Palestine movement is outsmarting the algorithms

In response to systematic censorship by social media, Palestinians and their allies have built a playbook of tactics to beat ...

‘Greggy’s Cult’: 5 men across U.S., indicted in horrific online child exploitation ring

The defendants and other members of Greggy’s Cult found victims on Discord servers or on gaming platforms such as Roblox and ...