Roblox, one of the most popular kids’ apps in the world, is now requiring children as young as nine years old to submit a video selfie for age verification.

Millions of kids turn on their tablets daily to get their video game fix. They build their own worlds in Minecraft. They vie for top billing in Mario Kart. And, especially if they are part of the 12 and under crowd, they explore Roblox, the popular ...

Speaking to Yahoo Life last year about safety concerns, Laura Higgins, Roblox’s director of community safety and civility, said, "We update our filters continuously, multiple times a day.” Higgins added that, "For users under 13, our filters are even ...

Online game platform Roblox will start blocking children from talking to adult strangers starting next month using facial age estimation. As online games platform Roblox faces fresh lawsuits alleging the system’s design has made children “easy prey” for predators,

It comes at a time when the online gaming giant faces several lawsuits and growing calls to be included in Australia’s social media ban.