Age verification and ID-based measures are increasingly implemented by tech companies like Apple and Google despite risks like information breaches

To enhance its safety measures, Roblox has become the "first" game platform to require age verification to participate in its in-game chat.

Popular social game platform Roblox has begun its voluntary age checks for players using in-game chat features. The change brings age-based communications to the platform, allowing players to communicate only with users within their age group.

As the Roblox community continues to grow, the Roblox Corporation has taken the decision to roll out an ID verification service to confirm users' ages. Currently operating on an opt-in basis, the developer says that its new service will not only signal a ...

A new series of age checks and chat groupings are coming to Roblox that are meant to keep children from falling prey to predators.