Roblox now requires age verification if you want to chat

Roblox is rolling out its previously announced requirement for all users to perform an age estimation process so they can use the platform’s chat features. The policy has been announced In November 2025 It was launched in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands In Decemberbut users will now be required to complete age verification in order to be able to chat in “all regions where chat is available,” Roblox says.

The company’s facial scanning age verification process uses technology from Persona, which is… Reddit uses it too. If the user wants to appeal the age verification result, he can also verify his age via identity verification, and the parent can also use parental controls to update his child’s age.

Once the user’s age is determined, they will be able to chat with other users in the same age groups. “By default, users in each age group can chat with users in groups directly above and below their groups (for example, users ages 9 to 12 can chat with users in their own group, as well as users in groups under the age of 9 and 13 to 15),” according to Roblox. Users under the age of 9 must have parental consent to use chat.

“Tens of millions of daily active users have already completed age screening, and we expect that
“There’s a lot to keep track of,” says Roblox. “In Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands, where age verification has been required for chat since early December, more than 50% of daily active users have completed the process.”