I was going to go for the fire extinguisher, but we probably didn’t have time for that, did we?” says grandmother Ann Hyde.

Roblox is introducing new safety features to limit interactions between adults and minors on its platform. Users will need to verify their age with a government ID or facial scan to use chat features.

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New York (CNN) — 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 ...

Age checks begin in December in Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands. Global enforcement will follow in early January 2026. Chat and age-appropriate features unlock only after users complete ...

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Nov. 18 (UPI) --Minors on Roblox no longer will be permitted to chat with adult strangers on the online children's gaming site part of a wider safety measure expansion. Roblox users now will be ...