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On November, 2025, Roblox released an update that required users on Australia, the Netherlands, and New Zealand to be age verified in order to use chat by either facial estimation or ID verification, which caused outrage amongst users. On January 7th, 2026, they seemingly ignored the outrage and released the update globally.<ref>{{Cite web |last=RbxRocketMan |date=10 Jan 2026 |title=Age Check Requirement to Chat Now Live Globally |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-requirement-to-chat-now-live-globally/4226101 |website=Roblox Devforum |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115161245/https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-requirement-to-chat-now-live-globally/4226101/ |archive-date=15 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>''Matt Kaufman and Rajiv Bhatia (2026-01-07).'' [https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/01/roblox-age-checks-required-to-chat "A New Era of Safety: Facial Age Checks Now Required to Chat on Roblox"] ''Roblox's Newsroom. Retrieved 2026-01-22.'' ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260118060352/https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/01/roblox-age-checks-required-to-chat Archived])</ref> Said facial estimation is also required to use some features other than the chat, such as Roblox Studio's team create.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roblox |first= |date=26 Mar 2026 |title=Age Requirements for Team Create in Studio |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-requirements-for-team-create-in-studio/4539725 |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref> | On November, 2025, Roblox released an update that required users on Australia, the Netherlands, and New Zealand to be age verified in order to use chat by either facial estimation or ID verification, which caused outrage amongst users. On January 7th, 2026, they seemingly ignored the outrage and released the update globally.<ref>{{Cite web |last=RbxRocketMan |date=10 Jan 2026 |title=Age Check Requirement to Chat Now Live Globally |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-requirement-to-chat-now-live-globally/4226101 |website=Roblox Devforum |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115161245/https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-requirement-to-chat-now-live-globally/4226101/ |archive-date=15 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>''Matt Kaufman and Rajiv Bhatia (2026-01-07).'' [https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/01/roblox-age-checks-required-to-chat "A New Era of Safety: Facial Age Checks Now Required to Chat on Roblox"] ''Roblox's Newsroom. Retrieved 2026-01-22.'' ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260118060352/https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/01/roblox-age-checks-required-to-chat Archived])</ref> Said facial estimation is also required to use some features other than the chat, such as Roblox Studio's team create.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roblox |first= |date=26 Mar 2026 |title=Age Requirements for Team Create in Studio |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-requirements-for-team-create-in-studio/4539725 |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=Roblox Devforum}}</ref> | ||
On April 2026 that Roblox will be Introducing Roblox Kids and Roblox Select: age-based accounts that use age-check technology to deliver tailored content, safer chat, and expanded parental controls for users under 16 and required to age verify to be able to play Moderate games <ref>{{Cite web |date=Apr 13, 2026 |title= |url=https://about.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/04/introducing-roblox-kids-and-select-accounts |url-status=live}}</ref> | On April 2026 that Roblox will be Introducing Roblox Kids and Roblox Select: age-based accounts that use age-check technology to deliver tailored content, safer chat, and expanded parental controls for users under 16 and required to age verify to be able to play Moderate games <ref>{{Cite web |last=Baszucki |first=David |date=Apr 13, 2026 |title=Roblox Introduces New Age-Based Accounts and Expanded Parental Controls for Users Under 16 |url=https://about.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/04/introducing-roblox-kids-and-select-accounts |url-status=live |website=Roblox}}</ref> | ||
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