Under fire for child safety risks, Roblox pledges stronger moderation tools to combat predators and safeguard younger players ...

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.

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 ...