Roblox must also account for bad actors who try to use fake photos or pictures of another person to evade accurate age estimation. Kaufman said that the combination of video and still imaging helps prevent that. Additionally, the company will deploy fraud checks.

Roblox is getting ready to roll out its latest safety feature at a time when it is confronting a growing number of lawsuits from states and families that claim the popular gaming app falsely advertised itself as safe for children.

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.

Facing pressure from states and families, Roblox will require players to use AI-powered technology that helps verify their age.

A Baton Rouge man is at the center of another lawsuit filed against Roblox and Discord, this time in federal court. Joseph Randall, a 20-year-old from Baton Rouge, allegedly used Roblox, a digital gaming platform, and later Discord, a messaging app, to ...

The popular online gaming platform Roblox, which hosts millions of user-created games, is being sued by families and state attorneys general who claim online predators can groom, extort and exploit kids they meet on the platform. Steven, a father of two ...

Controversial gaming platform Roblox is rolling out major changes as it seeks to escape Australia’s impending under-16s social media ban.