WIRED 的 David Gilbert 于 2026-01-14 02:54（UTC+8；原文 2026-01-13 13:54 ET）报导，Roblox 以 AI 驱动的人脸扫描年龄验证在上线数日后出现混乱。该系统在 2025-12 先于少数地区推出，于 2026-01（「上周」）在美国与其他国家扩大，并于 2025-07 宣布为安全功能之一；拒绝验证者将失去聊天功能。Roblox 表示此变更影响其超过 1.5 亿日活跃用户，且需要时间才能稳定。
玩家、家长与开发者回报大量错分年龄与绕过案例：成年人被判为青少年、儿童被判为成人（含 21+），并有人以画皱纹与胡渣取得 21+。WIRED 亦在 eBay 发现贩售「已验证」帐号，宣称可供最小 9 岁未成年人使用，价格低至 4 美元；eBay 发言人 Maddy Martinez 表示已移除。验证方式包含由 Persona 处理的短影片估龄，或 13 岁以上上传政府核发身分证件；Roblox 声称个资「处理后立即删除」，但隐私疑虑使部分用户排斥。
Roblox 的聊天分流以年龄区间限制互动（例如「未满 9 岁」仅可与最高 13 岁聊天；被判为 16 岁者可与 13–20 岁聊天）。Roblox 本周披露仅约一半玩家完成年龄验证；其首席安全官 Matt Kaufman 对 WIRED 表示已有「数千万」用户完成，并称将在疑似诈欺时「定期重新检查」年龄但未说明流程。开发者称聊天使用率由平均 85% 降至 36%（下降 49 个百分点，约 -57.6%），官方论坛累积数千则负评并要求回滚；同时 Louisiana、Texas、Kentucky 的 attorneys general 与 Florida 的 criminal subpoenas 以儿童安全指控加压。
WIRED’s David Gilbert reported on 2026-01-14 02:54 (UTC+8; originally 2026-01-13 13:54 ET) that Roblox’s AI-powered, face-scan age verification became chaotic days after launch. The system piloted in a few locations in 2025-12, expanded in 2026-01 (“last week”) to the US and other countries, and was announced in 2025-07 as a safety feature; refusing verification removes chat access. Roblox says the change affects its 150+ million daily users and needs time to stabilize.
Players, parents, and developers report widespread mis-aging and bypasses: adults labeled as teens, kids labeled as adults (including 21+), and a child drawing wrinkles and stubble receiving 21+. WIRED also found age-verified accounts advertised on eBay for minors as young as 9 for as little as $4; eBay spokesperson Maddy Martinez said listings were removed. Verification uses a short video processed by Persona to estimate age, or a government photo ID for ages 13+; Roblox says personal data is “deleted immediately after processing,” but privacy concerns deter some users.
Roblox gates chat by age bands (e.g., verified under 9 can chat only up to 13; users deemed 16 can chat with 13–20). Roblox disclosed this week that only about half of players completed age checks; chief safety officer Matt Kaufman told WIRED “tens of millions” have verified and said Roblox may “periodically recheck” ages when fraud is suspected without explaining how. Developers report chat usage falling from an average 85% to 36% (down 49 percentage points, about -57.6%), while official forums show thousands of negative comments demanding rollback; Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky attorneys general lawsuits and Florida criminal subpoenas add pressure over child-safety claims.