Roblox exec says ticking a box for age verification is ‘not enough anymore’

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Roblox is rolling out facial age estimation technology to verify players' ages, moving beyond the simple checkbox that has long been the platform's standard. The company's vice president of safety, Eliza Jacobs, told NBC News the old method "is not enough anymore" as Roblox aims to protect younger users. In a demonstration, the system proved robust enough that children couldn't fool it with a fake mustache. The company claims its facial recognition can typically pinpoint age within 1.4 years of actual age, though the full rollout timeline and accuracy limits remain unclear.