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Episode: Roblox steps up age checks and groups younger users into age-based chats
Description: Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to chat with other players and is implementing age-based chats so kids, teens, and adults will only be able to communicate with people around their own age.
The moves come as the popular gaming platform continues to face criticism and lawsuits over child safety, and a growing number of states and countries are implementing age verification laws.
The company had previously announced the age estimation tool, which is provided by a company called Persona, in July. It requires players to take a video selfie that will be used...