Roblox announced a "Facial Age Check" service last week to be required for members to use social features for safety, and it isn't working as designed.

Roblox's attempt to improve child safety has reportedly backfired, with a new AI verification system misidentifying ages and locking users out of chats.

The new system jeopardizes user privacy and puts kids in harm's way.

Last week, Roblox made age verification mandatory for anyone using the platform's chat feature. That process involves either submitting a facial age estimate via selfie or (optionally for anyone 13 or ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida’s attorney general issued a subpoena to the popular online gaming platform Roblox on Monday, demanding information about how the platform sets age-verification ...

At this point, I kind of have to feel sorry for Roblox. The company came under increasing criticism for failing to adequately protect children, and then courted even greater controversy when it ...

So, you've decided your child can play on Roblox. Now, this is where you'll discover that Roblox actually has several parental controls in place to keep kids safe on the platform. However, parents ...

Roblox has announced that its Indian users will be required to verify their age to enable chat features. As part of this process, Roblox users will be allowed to chat with those in similar age groups, ...

Netherlands is investigating Roblox, assessing whether it adequately protects minors under the EU’s Digital Services Act.