Two years after announcing voice chat was coming to Roblox, the gaming company has acquired a voice tech startup, Speechly, offering voice chat moderation, real-time transcription and Voice API ...

In the end, this is all about making these places more fun for the community and a safe space to chat while they’re playing in the Roblox universe. For that, we should be grateful for these updates.

Roblox says it’ll enforce these requirements starting next year. Creators must fill out the form by December 3. The questionnaire is located in the Creator Hub under the Creations tab.

Roblox has historically been a children’s game (and it still is) but its aging player base is causing its leadership to consider adding more mature games and features to keep them playing.

Roblox bans social hangouts, free-form creation for under-13s by Suhasini Srinivasaragavan 7 Nov 2024 Save article ...

Roblox is introducing new safety features for children under the age of 13, following criticism of how it protects younger users. The free online gaming platform, which has around 70 million daily ...

Roblox isn't the only one pursuing AI-powered voice moderation. At GDC 2024, for instance, we spoke with two software makers working on machine learning systems to help with voice chat moderation.