CNN

Lawsuits claim Roblox endangers kids. New AI age verification aims to block them from chatting with adults

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 ...
PC Gamer

Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put 'common-sense limits' on the age ranges users can chat within

Roblox is to become the first major gaming platform where facial age verification will be mandatory to access any chat features. In 2024, the platform averaged over 80 million players a day, ...
Game Rant on MSN

Best Roblox Christmas Music Codes & IDs

Here, you will find popular tracks, classic melodies, and other themed compositions that are perfect for the winter season.
Pocket Gamer.Biz

Roblox CEO David Baszucki has heated debate about child safety: "I would categorically reject the actual description of what you’re saying"

Roblox is introducing an AI facial age estimation system to group who users can speak to. CEO David Baszucki shared how seriously Roblox has taken safety from an early stage. As Roblox faces a swathe ...
Mashable

Want to chat on Roblox? You'll need to verify your age.

Roblox chat will only be available to users whose age is estimated. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Dima Berlin / iStock / Getty / Roblox The gaming platform Roblox will begin using age ...
TechCrunch

Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January

Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, ...
The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...
The Conversation

The UK has praised India’s digital ID system – but it’s locked millions out of their legitimate benefits

Charlotte Goodburn received research funding from The British Academy/Leverhulme (SG162863) for her project "Rural-urban migration and regimes of registration: comparing China and India". The UK ...
GameSpot

Roblox CEO Responds To Child Predator Concerns Poorly

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Developer Roblox Corporation recently introduced a new face-scanning feature as a way to increase child safety protection on its game creation ...
ABC News

No REAL ID? It could cost you $18 to go through TSA checkpoints under proposed rule

TSA says the fee will help pay for a new system to check travelers' identities. Airplane passengers without a REAL ID or passport could face an $18 fee under a new rule proposed by the Transportation ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Illinois launches mobile ID for Apple users

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Starting Wednesday in Illinois, iPhone users can show their ID on their phone, instead of the real thing, including at airports. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias called ...
Forbes

TSA Proposes Air Passengers Without A REAL ID Can Pay $18 For Biometric Scan Instead

As soon as January, the TSA wants to let air travelers without a REAL ID get through security by purchasing a biometric scan instead. Travelers without a REAL ID-compliant form of identification—such ...