Last week, Roblox made age verification mandatory for anyone using the platform's chat feature. That process involves either ...

Kids are being identified as adults—and vice versa—on Roblox, while age-verified accounts are already being sold online.

Roblox is expanding its use of facial age estimation worldwide as part of an age-assurance approach for access to social features such as chat. The company frames the capability as a way to estimate a ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is making kids’ online safety a cornerstone of her administration, and she’s eyeing a platform ...

From Stranger Things conspiracy theories to Roblox age verification, Gen Z slang, and IShowSpeed’s Africa tour, this week’s ...

The ban stems from amendments to the Online Safety Act 2021, which established a minimum age of 16 for users of social media. Rather than naming specific platforms, the law defines “age-restricted ...

This implementation is our next step toward what we believe will be the gold standard for communication safety,’ the ...

Biometrics are being asked to run races against AI-powered fraud, to deliver government services and reach sustainability in ...

In early January 2026, Roblox introduced mandatory global age verification for all users to access chat, using facial age ...

Gaming and social media platforms are taking steps to identify teen users and ensure they don't see inappropriate material.

As Roblox rolls out facial age checks in the UK this January, Dr Elizabeth Milovidov, Head of Global Parental Advocacy, ...

Roblox, the globally popular gaming platform, has announced the introduction of a new facial age verification system to ...