The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know.

The age-verification tool uses facial recognition to put players into specific age groups before they can chat online.

The move comes amid multiple lawsuits, including from the attorneys general of Texas and Louisiana, against Roblox over child safety concerns. The lawsuits were filed following reports that Roblox was ...

After users go through the age checks, they will be assigned to age groups ranging from under nine, nine to 12, 13 to 15, 16 ...

Roblox must also account for bad actors who try to use fake photos or pictures of another person to evade accurate age ...

Roblox has launched facial age checks as a requirement for all users who want to access communication features and implemented age-based chats.

Gaming platform Roblox will require users to verify their age using facial recognition software to chat with other players, a company executive said, with the goal of limiting communication between ...