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

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.

Roblox is the first online gaming or communication platform to require facial age checks to access chat, establishing a new industry standard.  The rollo

Facing pressure from states and families, Roblox will require players to use AI-powered technology that helps verify their age.

Roblox is now requiring selfies, verified either with a government ID or through an AI review, to use its chat functions.

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

Roblox will soon be rolling out a mandatory age verification system, requiring all users to provide an ID or a face scan to use the platform’s chat features. The policy will first take effect in

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

The moves come as the popular gaming platform continues to face criticism and lawsuits over child safety, and a growing number of states and countries are implementing age-verification laws.

Roblox is introduces video-based age checks to restrict messaging by age group, aiming to boost child safety. Here’s what we know.