Roblox’s safety update is locking some users out of chat, deleting old messages and pushing frustrated players off-platform.

Roblox, the online gaming platform used by millions of children and adults worldwide, is now requiring mandatory age ...

Players under 9 years old will have chat turned off by default unless a parent approves its use after age verification.

The gaming giant described the rollout as a "significant milestone" toward achieving the "gold standard for communication ...

Once users complete an age check, they can access age-based chat, which means they can only communicate with others in a ...

The AI-powered age verification software intended to make Roblox safer for kids is not exactly working as planned.

Kids are being identified as adults—and vice versa—on Roblox, while age-verified accounts are already being sold online.

“Tens of millions of daily active users have already completed an age check, and we expect many more to follow,” Roblox says.

After announcing it back in 2025, Roblox’s age verification has landed globally, requiring players to submit a facial image ...

After testing proprietary facial-recognition technology in December, Roblox has announced it is rolling out new mandatory age-verification measures to users across the globe.

The system is tiered in six bands from under 9 to over 21. Users who want to chat will be allowed to interact with those in ...

Further to the voluntary age checks rolled out to "limit communication between minors and adults" back in November, ...