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

Popular social game platform Roblox has begun its voluntary age checks for players using in-game chat features. The change ...

Justin Patchin, criminal justice professor at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, on new age verification guidelines for the online gaming platform Roblox, and tips for parents to protect their ...

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know.

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 ...