Earlier this month, the gaming platform Roblox began requiring facial age checks for users of all ages to access chat worldwide. The move was hailed as a significant step toward improving child safety and online identity protection.
IDScan.net COO Jillian Kossman was among the proponents, citing new research that shows children are up to 51 times more likely than adults to experience identity theft. Kossman also noted that 1 in 8 are already compromised, largely because their identities are rarely monitored.
“When a platform as large as Roblox with 111.8 million average daily active users decides that self-declared age and basic safeguards are no longer sufficient, it makes it abundantly clear to regulated industries,” Kossman told CasinoBeats. “At that size, trust alone doesn’t work, especially when a significant proportion of users are minors interacting online.”
