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.

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 is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people around their own age.

Gaming giant, Roblox, is rolling out major new safety features to reduce adult – child contact on the platform, bring parents a much wanted sigh of relief.

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Age checks will involve either facial age estimation enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) or ID verification

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Parents can view and manage all of their child's connections to ensure they are only connected with individuals they know and trust in real life. Furthermore, parents can adjust their child's profile visibility so that only Connections can view when their child is on Roblox and which game they are currently playing.

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Roblox has launched facial age checks as a requirement for all users who want to access communication features and implemented age-based chats.