Roblox is rolling out new features aimed at making the platform safer for minors, including a revamped friend system, privacy tools, and age verification services users submit by recording a video selfie. In Roblox's old friend system, players have no distinction between people they know casually or online versus someone they consider a close friend. The platform's new tiered system introduces Connections and Trusted Connections specifically for people that players know and trust. To access Trusted Connections and its benefits, users first need to complete an age verification, which requires them to submit a video selfie. Once they've submitted their video, the company says it's run against an AI-driven 'diverse dataset' to get an age estimation. If the user appears to be under 13, they will automatically lose access to any features not deemed age-appropriate. For users whose ages cannot be determined with 'high confidence,' according to a blog on the company's site, their age...
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