"Roblox is starting to roll out the mandatory age checks that will require all of its users to submit an ID or scan their face in order to access the platform's chat features. The updated policy, which the company announced earlier this year, will be enforced first in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands and will expand to all other markets by early next year."
"Unlike most social media apps which have a minimum age of 13, Roblox permits much younger children to use its platform. Since most children and many teens don't have IDs, the company uses "age estimation" tech provided by identity company Persona. The checks, which use video selfies, are conducted within Roblox's app and the company says that images of users' faces are immediately deleted after completing the process."
"The company also detailed a new "age-based chat" system, which will limit users' ability to interact with people outside of their age group. After verifying or estimating a user's age, Roblox will assign them to an age group ranging from 9 years and younger to 21 years and older (there are six total age groups). Teens and children will then be limited from connecting with people that aren't in or close to their estimated age group in in-game chats."
Roblox is rolling out mandatory age checks requiring users to submit an ID or scan their face to access chat features. Enforcement begins in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands, and expands to other markets by early next year. A new age-based chat system assigns users to six age groups from 9-and-under to 21-and-older and restricts chat between distant age groups. Roblox employs Persona's age-estimation technology using in-app video selfies for users without IDs and states that face images are deleted immediately after checks. The company reports typical estimation accuracy within one to two years for ages five to twenty-five.
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