Ali here.
Been awhile, huh?
I was celebrating a bunch of holidays and stuff, like my birthday, Christmas, Yule, and New Years. I've gotten more socials so wait for that. Not the point. I wanted to make a post talking about Roblox's new Age Check Verification update, how it works, it's flaws, and the company behind it.
Starting off, on Thursday, January 8th, 2026, Roblox released an update that users had been dreading, where you have to scan your face to be placed in an "age group." Those age groups were, i believe, >9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-17, 18-20 and 21+. (I don't remember correctly, some of these might be off or wrong, I apologize.) Then, you'd only be able to interact with those close to your age range.
Starting with the biggest flaw, what if someone doesn't look their age?A lot of people I know, including myself, have a face younger than we are. Same with people who look older than they are.
Secondly, what if someone ages out of the correct age range? If a 15 year old ages into the 16+ category? What then? There's no way to verify an age change.
Third, What if a child wrongfully gets put into the 18+ or 21+ category? There's no way to fix such an issue without proof that would be too scary for a child to handle. Then, they'd be forced to talk to adults. Adults might gr00m or manipulate the child for being young.
Fourth, they clearly haven't done a background check on the company they're pairing with for this AI update. The company, Persona Identities Inc., is a company known for creating AI generated pornography, deepfake AI scams, blackmail, all using the data of users interacting. Yes, Roblox is deleting the photos/videos you take. But that's after 30 days. And what about PII? What are they doing with the photos and videos YOU send them? You don't know that.
I encourage you to keep off of Roblox and make it clear that this update is a clear example of what Roblox is doing wrong. If Roblox wants to earn more money, it also has to want to care for it's massive child audience's experiences on the app. Below is a list of lawsuits Persona Identities Inc. has gone through.
I encourage you to repost this to get it out more, DNI with Roblox and especially the new update AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, and share. You don't have to follow me, or like me, or interact with me outside of this post. Please just spread this.
Washington v. Persona Identities, Inc. - 2024 IL App (3d) 240210
A class action claims Sonder illegally captures as part of its ID verification and check-in process the facial geometry scans of Illinois re
Dating service Coffee Meets Bagel Inc. collected and disclosed the biometric information of members in violation of the Illinois Biometric I
Please do not harass anyone. Not Persona, not Roblox, not anyone who may have already done the update. Spreading awareness will help the issue. Ali out.
https://youtu.be/eOV7Qn5qM3o?si=CnF9l1PpJdd-kED1
More info if you care. (I hope you would.) The video is ten minutes long if you're willing to listen to it
I don't care if I get shot for posting this, deleting the messenger doesnt delete the message and I'm willing to die on this hill.
Please, stay safe.











