As a journalist, you know if an interview is going well or not. I've had stinkers - usually the ones where you're asking awkward questions that the interviewee would prefer not to answer, prompting ...

New York Times podcast hosts Casey Newton and Kevin Roose have published a "tense" interview with Roblox CEO David Baszucki when he was questioned over the company's child safety measures. In an ...

Roblox is introducing an AI facial age estimation system to group who users can speak to. CEO David Baszucki shared how seriously Roblox has taken safety from an early stage. As Roblox faces a swathe ...

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents? By Kevin ...

In context: Roblox is a gaming platform with a massive audience of teens and younger players. Authorities worldwide have criticized the service as a potential grooming ground for predators, but the ...

Roblox is the first online gaming or communication platform to require facial age checks to access chat, establishing a new industry standard. The rollout began with a voluntary age check period. The ...

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph ...

As various countries continue to crack down on online safety, Roblox has confirmed that it's rolling out a new age verification system for players who want to use the in-game chat feature. The system ...

Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, ...

Why Is This Important: Honestly, this is a huge deal because no other major platform has tried to enforce something this strict at this scale. What’s Next: This is just phase one. In early 2026, ...