Roblox rolls out age-verification features in Australia as gaming platform insists child social media ban should not apply
Online gaming company says voluntary age assurance technology will limit teens and children messaging users outside their own age groups
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As Roblox rolls out new age assurance features to prevent teens and kids from chatting with adults they do not know, it has insisted Australia's upcoming under-16s social media ban should not apply to its services.
The company, which is releasing the new features in Australia first, said that from Wednesday users will be able to voluntarily have their age estimated by going through the Persona age estimation technology, built into the Roblox app. It will access the camera of a user's device and take a live estimation of their age based on their facial features.
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