"The popular app, which has roughly 151 million users, announced last week that it plans to require a facial age check for all users who utilize the Roblox chat system. User verification can be accomplished by either submitting a government ID or by submitting a selfie, which AI will examine to estimate the age of the user. The verification will begin rolling out in early December in select markets (which do not include the U.S.) and expand globally in January 2026."
"Roblox is facing at least 35 lawsuits that allege users met and abused children on the platform. (More than one third of the platform's users are under the age of 13.) Attorneys general in Kentucky and Louisiana filed separate lawsuits accusing the company of harming children earlier this year. And a California judge, earlier this month, denied Roblox's attempt to force one father's dispute into a private resolution."
Roblox will require chat users to verify age via government ID or AI-analyzed selfies, rolling out in select markets in early December and globally in January 2026. Verified users will be limited to chatting within six age categories unless listed as a Trusted Connection, aiming to create age-appropriate interactions and reduce minor–adult chat. The platform has about 151 million users, with more than one third under 13, and already uses parental controls, blocks on photo sharing and personal information, and combined human-and-AI moderation. The company faces numerous lawsuits alleging it facilitated child abuse, raising privacy and policy concerns.
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