Gaming giant Roblox Corp says it will roll out compulsory facial recognition or ID checks from next month for players wanting ...

The San Mateo-based gaming platform, under scrutiny for child safety concerns, said users will be required to verify their age through a selfie or provide an ID. They'll only be allowed to chat with ...

Roblox is now requiring selfies, verified either with a government ID or through an AI review, to use its chat functions.

After users go through the age checks, they will be assigned to age groups ranging from under nine, nine to 12, 13 to 15, 16 to 17, 18 to 20 and over 21. Users will then be able to chat with their age ...

The rules will make it so kids and teens can only message people within a similar age group to their own. The moves come as ...