"Right now, Roblox uses its own "content maturity labels" to indicate maturity level of experiences, but these will be replaced with ratings from the agencies in the future. "With so many families engaging with Roblox, it is hugely beneficial to provide parents with trusted and familiar ratings no matter where they live," Patricia Vance, president of the ESRB and chairperson of IARC, says in a statement. "The globally streamlined process will provide Roblox creators with an efficient and proven process for obtaining age and content ratings, while informing parents of what their kids may experience before they play.""
"Roblox also announced a plan to, by the end of the year, require all users who use any of its communication features to have their age estimated by the platform. Right now, users older than 9 can communicate via Roblox's in-game, filtered chat without going through the age estimation process. The age estimation will rely on "a combination of facial age estimation technology, ID age verification, and verified parental consent," Roblox chief safety officer Matt Kaufman says in a blog post."
Roblox will display ESRB ratings in the United States and regional IARC ratings elsewhere through a new partnership with the International Age Rating Coalition, replacing its current "content maturity labels." The platform will require, by year-end, that all users who use communication features have their age estimated using a combination of facial age estimation technology, ID age verification, and verified parental consent. Currently, users older than nine can use filtered in-game chat without age estimation. The changes follow scrutiny and a Louisiana lawsuit and build on recent safety steps like restricting sexual content and improving parental controls.
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