Popular social game platform Roblox has begun its voluntary age checks for players using in-game chat features. The change brings age-based communications to the platform, allowing players to communicate only with users within their age group.

Roblox must also account for bad actors who try to use fake photos or pictures of another person to evade accurate age estimation. Kaufman said that the combination of video and still imaging helps prevent that. Additionally, the company will deploy fraud checks.

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Roblox chat filters will soon have reduced restrictions for users on the sandbox game platform who can verify that they're 13 or older, the company revealed as part of its Roblox Developer Conference underway in San Francisco, Calif. "Soon, we will begin ...

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Roblox is introducing a new voice chat feature called “Spatial Voice,” starting with an invitation-only beta for select developers, the gaming platform announced on Thursday. “With Spatial Voice, Roblox creators will begin to test developing ...

Roblox users now will be required to undergo a facial recognition check before utilizing the Roblox chat feature for its 150 million daily players.