Roblox’s safety update is locking some users out of chat, deleting old messages and pushing frustrated players off-platform.

Players under 9 years old will have chat turned off by default unless a parent approves its use after age verification.

The gaming giant described the rollout as a "significant milestone" toward achieving the "gold standard for communication ...

Once users complete an age check, they can access age-based chat, which means they can only communicate with others in a ...

The AI-powered age verification software intended to make Roblox safer for kids is not exactly working as planned.

According to the platform, millions have already completed voluntary age checks since the feature launched. In regions where ...

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

“Tens of millions of daily active users have already completed an age check, and we expect many more to follow,” Roblox says.

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

Roblox game developers have also complained that the age verification system is hurting their games by decimating their chat ...

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

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