Roblox to roll out age checks for chat access
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Roblox announces new age-related safety measures
SAN MATEO, Calif. - Roblox on Thursday announced new safety measures that will require users to verify their age before accessing text or voice chat on the platform, a move the company says is aimed at better protecting its youngest players.
As one of the frontrunners in the race to build the metaverse, Roblox is thinking ahead to what virtual worlds really need. And while the platform has had no shortage of growth on its current path — as of July, it boasted 47 million daily active users ...
If you're over the age of about 25 and you don't have young children, you've probably still heard the name Roblox, but you might be unfamiliar with it. No, it's not quite like that Minecraft thing. Roblox is a free to play online game—a "metaverse," in ...
Roblox said it is rolling out voice chat for those who are 13 and older on its user-generated content platform. The company believes in creating meaningful connections for its players, and so it hopes that communication on Roblox will mirror all the ways ...
If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph their face.
Roblox, under scrutiny for child safety concerns, will require users to verify their age through a selfie or an ID. They'll only be allowed to chat with others in the same age group unless they confirm they know the other person.
Roblox is introducing a new voice chat feature called “Spatial Voice,” starting with an invitation-only beta for select developers, the gaming platform announced on Thursday. “With Spatial Voice, Roblox creators will begin to test developing ...