Roblox adds AI age checks
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The new safety measure comes as Roblox faces criticism and at least 35 lawsuits alleging users meet and abuse children on the gaming platform or that the platform helps facilitate child sexual exploitation and grooming.
Eliza Jacobs, the senior director of product policy at Roblox, talks with WRAL anchor Ashley Rowe about the platform's safety features and what major change the gaming app is planning to launch.
Facing pressure from states and families, Roblox will require players to use AI-powered technology that helps verify their age.
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The company says age verification checks will start in early December, around the same time Australia's social media ban for under-16s is set to come into effect.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Roblox Corporation for allegedly ignoring online safety laws and exposing Texas children to sexually explicit content, exploitation, and grooming.
Roblox CEO David Baszucki joined CNN’s Pamela Brown to discuss new safety measures to protect young users, including AI-age verification technology. The announcement comes after a growing number of lawsuits that say the platform allegedly failed to deter sexual predators from targeting minors on the popular gaming platform.