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

The new safety measure comes as Roblox faces criticism and at least 35 lawsuits alleging users meet and abuse children on the gaming platform or that the platform helps facilitate child sexual exploitation and grooming.

Roblox will soon require gamers to use AI-powered age estimation technology in order to access communication and chat features.

Roblox is now requiring selfies, verified either with a government ID or through an AI review, to use its chat functions.

Cecilia D'Anastasio covers game culture and industry for Bloomberg. She conducted an investigation into how child predators groomed children on the platform before Uthmeier started his messaging. I spoke with her about it.

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