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Roblox expands age checks, restricts chats by age group as safety scrutiny intensifies

Roblox is rolling out stricter age-verification requirements and new age-segmented chat systems as it faces mounting legal and regulatory pressure over child safety on the platform. The company confirmed Tuesday that users who want to access private or expanded communication features will soon need to complete an AI-driven age check, with additional limits designed to prevent adults and minors from interacting unless they already know each other offline. The platform will use facial age-estimation technology provided by Persona, requiring users who opt in to record a brief video selfie. Roblox says the footage is deleted once the age check

 

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