Roblox software determines user’s age with face scan
The popular game has led to major questions and lawsuits over child safety.
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If you have a child, there's a good chance they've played Roblox. However, the popular game has led to major questions and lawsuits over child safety.
While it uses technology to block inappropriate content like profanity and drug references, those tools work best when paired with parental controls, Roblox says.
The platform is now using software that verifies a user's age by scanning their face, which then limits chat features, so players can only communicate with others in a similar age group.
"We will have systems running in the background to detect if there's any kind of anomalous behavior on the account. So, if we have any reason to believe that the person that used the facial age estimation system and verified their account is no longer operating that account, we'll introduce additional checks,” they say.
Experts recommend setting up a parent account and linking it, only putting approved friends on their chat list, and monitoring activity.
