Roblox age verification uses AI-powered facial age estimation to determine a user’s age group and restrict chat features accordingly. While Roblox says images are deleted after processing, parents may still have concerns about privacy, accuracy, and whether kids or adults can bypass the system.
When Roblox’s age-verification system came out, my tween-mom text thread blew up. The TL;DR of the group chat: the kids were upset, and the parents were confused and overwhelmed. To help you wade through this new feature and, most importantly, decide if the new Roblox age verification is safe, I dug in. Here’s what I found.
In January 2026, Roblox rolled out a new age verification system. This is widely thought to be in response to lawsuits claiming Roblox endangered kids. Here’s how the new feature works:
Setting up Roblox age verification is actually quite easy.
In this era of deepfakes and sketchy AI companies, I always think twice about where I upload images of my kids. If you’re similarly skeptical about letting your child scan their face into AI, here are some factors to consider:
Roblox says they use secure collection methods, images are used only for age estimation, and images are deleted immediately after processing. I haven’t seen any reports to the contrary yet, but Roblox also doesn’t have the best track record with handling children's data.
Some parents prefer to scan their own face to verify their child on Roblox, but I strongly caution against it. Doing so means your child will be categorized as an adult and chat with adult strangers online. If you don’t feel comfortable letting your child scan their face, it’s better to just not let them use Roblox chat at all.
If your child doesn’t verify their age, they’ll no longer be able to use chat features on Roblox.
I’ve seen mixed reports on how well Roblox age verification works, from pretty close to wildly inaccurate. Of course, I had to try it for myself.
I created a test account and lied about my birthdate, saying I was 10. (Reader, I am much older than 10.) I never expected Roblox to buy my baloney. What I didn’t expect was for it to clock my correct age down to the exact year. I admit, I was impressed. (And a tad depressed. C’mon, Roblox, you can’t flatter a girl by knocking off even a couple years?)
My hope is that this means they’ve refined the system since the early negative reports.
From holding their device in front of a distracted caregiver to deepfakes to using someone else’s ID, there are many ways for kids to get around Roblox age verification.
But something is better than nothing. Roblox’s previous system was simply to ask users to enter their birthdate with no verification, so this is certainly a step in a more secure direction.
Adults can use different methods to bypass Roblox age verification and get put in a younger age category. There are even age-verified child accounts available for purchase. This is alarming because Roblox is a notorious hotspot for child predators.
If you decide to let your child use Roblox chat, here are steps you can take to keep them safe:
If your child is under 13, you can use parental controls to limit who they can chat with.
Talk to your child about what’s appropriate over chat and what isn’t, how to handle peer pressure, and when to report or block another user.
BrightCanary scans everything your child types on their device across all apps, including Roblox, and sends you real-time alerts if any red flags are detected.
In an effort to keep kids safer on the platform, Roblox recently rolled out a new age verification system that uses AI to estimate how old a user is. Users must now verify their age in order to access chat, and can only chat with other users in their same age category.
BrightCanary helps keep your child safe in all of their chats, including on Roblox. The app scans everything they type across all apps and sends you real-time alerts if any red flags are detected.
Learn more about how to monitor Roblox, and stay informed about parental controls on other popular platforms like Discord and Polybuzz.
