Roblox safety chief knows age checks are "unpopular," but "the cost of not acting is greater than the friction of acting"

Roblox Defends Controversial Age Checks, Says “Cost of Not Acting Is Greater”

It’s been almost half a year since Roblox began rolling out its age checks, which require players to undergo either a Facial Age Estimation or present ID verification to unlock chatting, as well as a few days since the reveal of its new Age-Based Content feature and approach to creator content. But although some saw the additions as a step forward on paper, especially regarding how lackluster the company’s efforts have been in relation to child …

Roblox safety chief knows age checks are "unpopular," but "the cost of not acting is greater than the friction of acting"

"Some Roblox everywhere is better than full Roblox nowhere," Matt Kaufman says