From PC Mag: Roblox's mandatory facial verification for chat features is now rolling out to users worldwide. All players aged 13 or above will be prompted to complete the checks over the next week. Once verified, Roblox will place users into six age groups. Users will only be allowed to interact with people of their group or a similar age group. The move comes after a series of lawsuits alleging the platform had become a breeding ground for child sexual predators.
Roblox is now rolling out facial age checks and age-based grouping for chat features on a voluntary basis ahead of it becoming mandatory in select markets next month.
Once implemented, users will be asked to submit IDs or video selfies through the platform's Facial Age Estimation feature. The facial checks will be processed by a third-party vendor, Persona, and data will be deleted immediately after processing, Roblox says.
Once verified, users will be placed into one of six age groups: under 9, 9-12, 13-15, 16-17, 18-20, or 21+. By default, they can only interact with others in their own age group or similar age groups. To chat with others, they will need to add them as Trusted Connections.
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