Roblox Adds Facial Recognition Age Checks

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Roblox will require selfie-based age verification before users can chat, grouping players by age to limit communication. The move follows mounting regulatory pressure and lawsuits over child safety as the platform prepares a global rollout starting in December.

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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02Roblox will require users to verify their age with facial recognition before they can chat,

00:07according to Reuters. The company said users must take a selfie to estimate their age

00:12and will be placed into age groups that limit communication to peers.

00:16Regulators in the U.S. and abroad have criticized Roblox for failing to protect young users,

00:21and the company faces lawsuits from several state attorneys general over child safety concerns.

00:26The rollout begins in December in Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands and expands

00:32globally in January. Roblox averaged nearly 151.5 million daily active users in the third quarter.

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