The New York Times

We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents? By Kevin ...
The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...
PC Gamer

Interview with Roblox CEO kicks off with an unbelievable answer about its predator problem being 'not just a problem, but an opportunity,' and somehow just gets crazier from there

Roblox CEO David Baszucki is taking heat for a recent podcast interview with the New York Times, in which he discussed the platform's new AI-powered age gating technology, dismissed accusations that ...
Los Angeles Times

Flying without a Real ID? It could cost you $18 and a trip through a new screening process

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The TSA announced a new biometric kiosk system for travelers without Real ID, charging $18 for 10 days of airport ...
USA Today

TSA could charge you $18 if you show up without a REAL ID

The TSA has proposed an $18 fee for travelers who arrive at airport security without a REAL ID or valid passport. The REAL ID requirement, which went into effect in May 2025, mandates compliant ...
Forbes

TSA Proposes Air Passengers Without A REAL ID Can Pay $18 For Biometric Scan Instead

As soon as January, the TSA wants to let air travelers without a REAL ID get through security by purchasing a biometric scan instead. Travelers without a REAL ID-compliant form of identification—such ...
techtimes

How to Make 'Roblox' Clothes and Sell Them: A Complete Guide to Shirt Templates and Earning Robux

Creating custom outfits in "Roblox" has become one of the most popular ways for young creators to express themselves and even earn Robux. Whether you enjoy fashion, want to design your own style, or ...
NBC Washington

Don't have a Real ID? The TSA may start charging you $18 under a proposed rule

Air travelers without a REAL ID or passport could be required to pay a fee to get through airport security. Under the "technology-enabled" program, a traveler would ...
Polygon

Roblox's selfie verification is a preview of an annoying internet future

Roblox is in a tight spot. After years of reports involving child predators on Roblox, the company faces pressure from the public and government to clean up its platform. The company's solution, ...
PC Gamer

Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put 'common-sense limits' on the age ranges users can chat within

Roblox is to become the first major gaming platform where facial age verification will be mandatory to access any chat features. In 2024, the platform averaged over 80 million players a day, ...
CNN

Lawsuits claim Roblox endangers kids. New AI age verification aims to block them from chatting with adults

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 tool photograph ...
Engadget

Roblox begins asking tens of millions of children to verify their age with a selfie

Roblox is starting to roll out the mandatory age checks that will require all of its users to submit an ID or scan their face in order to access the platform's chat features. The updated policy, which ...