Roblox announced a "Facial Age Check" service last week to be required for members to use social features for safety, and it isn't working as designed.

Last week, Roblox made age verification mandatory for anyone using the platform's chat feature. That process involves either submitting a facial age estimate via selfie or (optionally for anyone 13 or ...

Roblox's attempt to improve child safety has reportedly backfired, with a new AI verification system misidentifying ages and locking users out of chats.

Roblox's New Age-Verification System Is Reportedly Off to a Chaotic Start The program's known problems include parents verifying their kids as adults, verified accounts being sold on eBay, and kids ...

The new system jeopardizes user privacy and puts kids in harm's way.

Roblox’s new AI age verification for chat has erased some players’ message histories, quieted servers and sparked backlash ...

Roblox's CEO has called the problem of predators on the platform an "opportunity", as the company updates its safety measures with age verification checks. Roblox is predominantly used by children and ...

Roblox is now asking users for age verification. This relies on facial recognition – and seems to be quite fallible.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The popular gaming platform Roblox is set to introduce age verification checks, following concerns around child safety. Users will ...

Roblox is introducing a new age-based chat system. Users will undergo age verification using facial scans or government IDs. This will place them into narrow age groups, restricting private chats ...

So, you've decided your child can play on Roblox. Now, this is where you'll discover that Roblox actually has several parental controls in place to keep kids safe on the platform. However, parents ...