Gamers aren't happy about Roblox's new chat and age verification update, expressing multiple problems with the process and overall concept.

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Roblox is introducing new age-verification tools for users who want to chat that come into effect in January. Do kids think it will work?

Roblox, the popular gaming platform, has revamped the way it will handle player communications, particularly for those under 18. As detailed in a blog post, the company says it's changing "Friends" to "Connections" across the platform and is launching new ...

Starting in December 2025, Roblox will block children from chatting with adults or much older teen strangers, using facial age estimation to ensure kids can only talk with others in a similar age group. According to The Guardian, the move follows lawsuits ...

Roblox is rolling out a video age verification system to limit private messaging to users in similar age groups. The platform will begin enforcing the checks in Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands in early December, with global rollout in January.

Come January, if you want to chat in the popular social gaming site, you’ll need to let digital identity firm Persona estimate your age.

If these trends continue through year-end and into the global rollout, Morgan Stanley says the market may even conclude the new system is “actually bullish for RBLX,” allowing the company to “take control of its destiny (and the narrative around privacy).”

New York (CNN) — If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph their face. The move comes as the ...

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