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Title    Roblox to Use AI for User Age Identification but Aus Government Wants More
Date    Monday December 01, @07:07AM
Author    hubie
Topic   
from the age-is-in-the-AI-of-the-beholder dept.
https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/11/30/0229203

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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  1. "the Australian Labour Government thinks more should be done" - https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/gaming-platforms-new-safety-rules-wins-little-favour-with-labor/news-story/5efb9c7a4b72dbd3a15be104c351b634
  2. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=67177

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