Roblox plans new age-based accounts for child safety 

After criticism over kids’ safety issues, the platform is rolling out new account types limiting game and chat access based on age. 

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Roblox is updating its child protection features again, rolling out restricted Kids accounts for users ages 5 through 8 and Roblox Select accounts for users 9 through 15, both with parental controls and other age-based restrictions.  

Users will be required to go through an age verification process, generally based on live selfies or a government-issued ID—or be effectively restricted to content approved for the youngest users. Since January, age verification has also been required to use the platform’s chat features, with users under 18 generally........

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