Just days after launching, Roblox’s much-hyped AI-powered age verification system is a complete mess.
Roblox’s face scanning system, which estimates peoples’ ages before they can access the platform’s chat functions, rolled out in the US and other countries around the world last week, after initially launching in a few locations in December. Roblox data-offer-url=”https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/01/roblox-age-checks-required-to-chat” class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/01/roblox-age-checks-required-to-chat"}” href=”https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/01/roblox-age-checks-required-to-chat” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>says it is implementing the system to allow users to safely chat with users of similar ages.
But players are already in data-offer-url=”https://x.com/dmcapuno1130/status/2010217621313228995″ class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://x.com/dmcapuno1130/status/2010217621313228995"}” href=”https://x.com/dmcapuno1130/status/2010217621313228995″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>revolt because they can no…
