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Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January | TechCrunch

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 exposing young users to dangerous risks, such as grooming and explicit content.

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Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, starting in January. The platform is also introducing age-based chat, meaning users can only communicate with others in a similar age group. […] Once the age-check is complete, users will be informed which age group they have been assigned to. There are six age groups: under 9, 9 to 12, 13 to 15, 16 to 17, 18 to 20, and 21 plus.

 

[Generic]

The start of digital ID bullshit.

 

[adamsapple]

Anything to curb the roblox chat shit is positive news.

 

[Coconutt]

Wonder how effective this will be at combating the pedos.

 

[MayauMiao]

Considering the age of players, I support this.

 

[Generic]

Considering the age of players, I support this.

Eventually all games will require it.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Good stuff. Too many Billy Kincaids playing Roblox.

 

[sodstall]

I cant believe it took them this long to do age based chat. They already had like 2-3 different age layers in profile settings