Overview
- Age verification is optional starting today, becomes required in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands in early December, and extends worldwide in early January 2026.
- Roblox uses Persona to process selfie or video age estimates with stated deletion of images after processing and typical accuracy within one to two years for ages roughly 5–25.
- Users are assigned to six age bands—under 9, 9–12, 13–15, 16–17, 18–20, and 21+—and can chat only within their group or adjacent groups; chat for under‑9s is off by default unless a parent approves after an age check.
- People who dispute an estimate can correct it with government ID if over 13 or through a linked parent account, and age checks will also gate access to social media links and other features next year.
- The rollout follows mounting legal and regulatory pressure, including suits by state attorneys general and advocacy actions such as a ParentsTogether virtual protest, as Roblox launches a revamped Safety Center for families.