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Roblox to Use AI for User Age Identification but Aus Government Wants More

posted by hubie on Monday December 01, @07:07AM   
from the age-is-in-the-AI-of-the-beholder dept.

Roblox has plans to implement AI to guess user ages but the Australian Labour Government thinks more should be done to protect young people and that the current solution offered by Roblox is insufficient. There is still debate for whether or not Roblox should count as "social media" and be included in the new age restriction laws.

Roblox rolling out new safety measures to stop kids chatting with adults has done little to win favour with Labor, with the Albanese government saying all digital platforms should be proactively protecting "young Australians".

[...] The new measurers, which start in the first week of December, include age-based chats that restrict players from speaking to people outside their age group.

[...] Despite having social elements, Roblox insists it is not a social media.

The eSafety Commissioner agrees but is reviewing whether to include it in the social media ban.

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Original Submission

• New *measurers*?(Score: 5, Funny) by jb on Monday December 01, @07:57AM

  by jb (338) on Monday December 01, @07:57AM (#1425474)

  The new measurers, which start in the first week of December... [emphasis mine]

  It's a sad day when even News Corp can't afford to hire journalists who can spell...

  ...or, given that "measurers" could perhaps be regarded as a rough synonym for "rulers", are they giving us a hint to expect some sort of coup in Canberra this week?

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