{"id":1311977,"date":"2025-09-03T21:50:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wNC48YkJQZdX29YjQC6kAi"},"modified":"2025-09-03T21:50:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:50:17","slug":"roblox-to-begin-using-facial-age-estimation-technology-on-its-users-promises-to-limit-communication-between-adults-and-minors-unless-they-know-each-other-in-the-real-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/roblox-to-begin-using-facial-age-estimation-technology-on-its-users-promises-to-limit-communication-between-adults-and-minors-unless-they-know-each-other-in-the-real-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Roblox to begin using &#8216;facial age estimation technology&#8217; on its users, promises to &#8216;limit communication between adults and minors unless they know each other in the real world&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>With pressure growing on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/roblox\/\">Roblox<\/a> to do something about its reputation as, in the recent words of Louisiana attorney general Liz Murrill, &#8220;<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roblox-changes-policies-on-romantic-and-sexual-content-and-promises-better-moderation-on-the-way-as-louisiana-ag-repeats-assertion-that-the-platform-is-a-breeding-ground-for-sex-predators\/\">a breeding ground for sex predators<\/a>,&#8221; Roblox Corporation says it&#8217;s going to expand its use of &#8220;facial age estimation technology&#8221; to everyone who uses its built-in communications systems.<\/p>\n<p>Roblox said the new age estimation tech, combined with Roblox&#8217;s existing ID verification and parental consent tools, &#8220;will provide a more accurate measure of a user&#8217;s age than simply relying on what someone types in when they create an account.&#8221; The company also plans on rolling out new systems that will restrict communications between adults and minors unless they know each other in real life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These added layers of protection will help provide users with access to developmentally appropriate features and content,&#8221; Roblox said in an <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/corp.roblox.com\/newsroom\/2025\/09\/roblox-to-expand-age-estimation-to-all-users\" target=\"_blank\">update<\/a>. &#8220;We hope this move sets a standard that other gaming, social media, and communication platforms follow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Roblox&#8217;s facial age estimation works by analyzing a selfie to estimate your age and sort you into a rating group\u2014under 13, 13+, or 18+\u2014with varying restrictions for each category. This isn&#8217;t a new technology: The ESRB proposed using <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-esrb-wants-to-start-using-facial-recognition-to-check-peoples-ages\/\">facial scanning technology<\/a> to estimate people&#8217;s ages in 2023, an idea the FTC <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/us-government-denies-esrbs-ai-powered-face-scanning-age-estimation-proposal-but-its-probably-not-gone-for-good\/\">rejected a year later<\/a> because it was unclear exactly how the technology would work, although it left open the possibility for future adoption. Perhaps with good reason, as the tech has proven somewhat dodgy: People in the UK, for instance, were famously able to get around Discord&#8217;s age verification system by using <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/brits-can-get-around-discords-age-verification-thanks-to-death-strandings-photo-mode-bypassing-the-measure-introduced-with-the-uks-online-safety-act-we-tried-it-and-it-works-thanks-kojima\/\">Death Stranding&#8217;s photo mode<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Still, age estimation technology is growing in popularity\u2014Facebook recently made my mom submit a selfie to verify her account, which was a tremendous headache for a woman of a certain age who&#8217;s not very computer savvy (and her son)\u2014and some systems, like Microsoft&#8217;s incoming Xbox age verification, have <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/xbox-is-rolling-out-age-verification-in-the-uk-with-some-social-features-blocked-for-young-users-and-no-you-cant-use-death-stranding-to-get-around-this-one\/\">proven tougher to fool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s possible Roblox will do a better job of it as well\u2014the company has previously claimed growing success with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/software\/ai\/humans-still-surpass-machines-roblox-has-been-using-a-machine-learning-voice-chat-moderation-system-for-a-year-but-in-some-cases-you-just-cant-beat-real-people\/\">machine learning voice chat moderation systems<\/a>\u2014although in broad strokes, &#8216;we are training machines to evaluate and identify us with ever-greater levels of precision and accuracy&#8217; may not strike everyone as &#8220;better&#8221; in the truest sense of the word.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Roblox clearly has to do something if it wants to avoid regulatory crackdowns and potentially huge civil penalties. It has an absolutely massive audience\u2014one recent weekend apparently saw <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/sim\/roblox-had-more-concurrent-players-than-the-entirety-of-steam-over-the-weekend-as-it-reeled-in-over-45-million-users\/\">more concurrent players than all of Steam combined<\/a>\u2014but it&#8217;s also facing a growing backlash against a perceived inability to keep young kids away from the worst of the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Roblox has been dogged by allegations that it&#8217;s unsafe for kids for years, but 2025 has seen the temperature rise dramatically. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/louisiana-sues-roblox-over-child-safety-concerns-its-basically-open-season-for-sex-predators-on-this-platform\/\">Louisiana sued Roblox Corporation<\/a> in August, saying its lack of safety protocols &#8220;endangers the safety of the children of Louisiana,&#8221; and Democrat politician <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/act.rokhanna.com\/a\/save-roblox-petition\" target=\"_blank\">Ro Khanna<\/a> has also criticized Roblox, saying it needs to &#8220;do more to protect children, provide more support to parents, and strengthen law enforcement protocols that help bring predators to justice.&#8221; An August <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roblox-explains-crackdown-on-vigilantes-after-ban-of-a-popular-youtuber-sparks-furor-they-are-acting-in-ways-that-could-be-harmful-to-others-both-on-and-off-our-platform\/\">crackdown on &#8220;vigilantes,&#8221;<\/a> including a ban of popular Roblox YouTuber Schlep, attracted the attention of Chris Hansen, formerly the host of the early 2000s television series To Catch a Predator. Hansen is reportedly now working on a documentary about Roblox.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"7f4cd45f-4867-4edf-88b3-b063dae81f2a\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Roblox codes\" data-dimension48=\"Roblox codes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:921px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"s99dAaDmLQxiQG3RDcZLFU\" name=\"blr rolox\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/roblox-to-begin-using-facial-age-estimation-technology-on-its-users-promises-to-limit-communication-between-adults-and-minors-unless-they-know-each-other-in-the-real-world.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"921\" height=\"921\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/roblox-promo-codes-redeem\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"7f4cd45f-4867-4edf-88b3-b063dae81f2a\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Roblox codes\" data-dimension48=\"Roblox codes\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>Roblox codes<\/strong><\/a>: Cross-game freebies<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roblox\/dress-to-impress-codes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dress to Impress codes<\/strong><\/a>: Get fast fashion<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roblox\/blue-lock-rivals-codes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Blue Lock Rivals codes<\/strong><\/a>: Gear for the pitch<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roblox\/blox-fruits-codes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Blox Fruits codes<\/strong><\/a>: Double XP and free stats<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roblox\/fisch-codes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Fisch codes<\/strong><\/a>: Bring the best bait<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roblox\/arise-crossover-codes\"><strong>Arise Crossover codes<\/strong><\/a>: Beat &#8217;em up gear<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roblox-to-begin-using-facial-age-estimation-technology-on-its-users-promises-to-limit-communication-between-adults-and-minors-unless-they-know-each-other-in-the-real-world\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With pressure growing on Roblox to do something about its reputation as, in the recent words of Louisiana attorney general Liz Murrill, &#8220;a breeding ground for sex predators,&#8221; Roblox Corporation says it&#8217;s going to expand its use of &#8220;facial age estimation technology&#8221; to everyone who uses its built-in communications systems. 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