Roblox clamps down on chats and age checks as legal pressure builds

Malwarebytes reports that multiple U.S. states have reached multimillion-dollar settlements with Roblox over alleged failures to protect children on its platform, including Alabama ($12.2M), West Virginia ($11M) and Nevada ($12M). The settlements require new age verification (facial age estimation or government ID), stricter chat restrictions and account tiering (Roblox Kids, Roblox Select, standard accounts), limitations on encrypted communications involving minors for law-enforcement access, and other safety measures; the article also notes concerns about the accuracy and privacy implications of age-estimation tooling and ongoing related lawsuits and regulatory notices.