Roblox announced Thursday that it’s launching new safeguards for people who are between the ages of 13 and 18. The company is ...

Roblox is tightening its age verification rules, and that means big changes for how users chat and connect on the platform.

The company says that games without these ratings — usually indicating the level of violence, gore and other sensitive content — will not be searchable or playable for players under 13.

Roblox, which unlike most online platforms allows children under 13 to have accounts, is in a slightly different position. And for now, it's billing its age checks as "optional." ...

Once Roblox estimates the user's age — via the AI-powered age verification product Persona — and assigns a qualifying age group to their account, it allows them to take advantage of the new ...

A Roblox developer told her in response to the concerns she raised that the team can’t control user behavior. The ESRB also cautions consumers that their ratings don’t extend to online ...

Roblox announced the start of age-verification technology Thursday for users who want to chat more freely on the social-gaming platform as part of its new "trusted connections" feature.