From PC Mag: Roblox is running into significant challenges with its new age-verification system.
As Wired reports, the system has trouble estimating a user’s age correctly and is causing some of them to lose contact with their friends after verification. More importantly, it is mislabeling some adults as kids and vice versa.
This kills the whole purpose of the verification. Roblox is facing lawsuits in Texas, Louisiana and Kentucky for allegedly turning the platform into a “breeding ground” for child sexual predators. The age checks were meant to distance kids from unknown adults.
Last week, Roblox made age verification mandatory for users aged 13 and above to unlock chat features. The process is handled by third-party vendor Persona, which uses an AI-powered age-estimation tool. Users can also upload a government ID for verification. Once verified, they are placed into one of six age categories and can only chat with others in the same or similar groups.
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