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Children were being identified as adults and vice versa on [[Roblox]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=David |date=2026-01-13 |title=Roblox’s AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess |url= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.ph/YEx3E |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=Wired}}</ref> The age verification restricted who the users could talk to. This implementation was criticised as not helping to address safety concerns, and harming the user experience.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-09 |title=Age Check to Chat Update & Fast Follow Roadmap |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-to-chat-update-fast-follow-roadmap/4238626/5 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-20 |website=https://devforum.roblox.com/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260203031742/https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-to-chat-update-fast-follow-roadmap/4238626/5 |archive-date=3 Feb 2026}}</ref>

===User ~~Tracking~~ and ties with the US government===

===User tracking and ties with the US government===

On the 16th of February, 2026, a security researcher known as Celeste published an article showing that Persona was building profiles on users and sharing said profiles with the US government.<ref>https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260221231714/https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona Archived])</ref> Alongside that, it was also discovered that 269 different checks were used for verification, which included things like phone carrier queries and death record matching. With their privacy policy hiding these checks under vague terms like "public government documents".<ref>https://withpersona.com/legal/privacy-policy-roblox</ref>

On the 16th of February, 2026, a security researcher known as Celeste published an article showing that Persona was building profiles on users and sharing said profiles with the US government, even having a flagging system to flag users that seem suspicious. A code to track cypto-addresses has also been found.<ref>https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260221231714/https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona Archived])</ref> Alongside that, it was also discovered that 269 different checks were used for verification, which included things like phone carrier queries and death record matching. With their privacy policy hiding these checks under vague terms like "public government documents".<ref>https://withpersona.com/legal/privacy-policy-roblox</ref>

==Products==

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|[[Reddit]]

|Age Verifiaction

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|Used by Reddit to comply with the UK Online Safety Act

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|[[Roblox]]

|Age Verification

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|Verification sets players in a certain age brackets according to the estimations or provided data. Unverified players are unable to chat with others. Feature launched globally on Jan 7 2026

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|Serviap Global

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 Children were being identified as adults and vice versa on [[Roblox]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=David |date=2026-01-13 |title=Roblox’s AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess |url= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.ph/YEx3E |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=Wired}}</ref> The age verification restricted who the users could talk to. This implementation was criticised as not helping to address safety concerns, and harming the user experience.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-09 |title=Age Check to Chat Update & Fast Follow Roadmap |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-to-chat-update-fast-follow-roadmap/4238626/5 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-20 |website=https://devforum.roblox.com/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260203031742/https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-to-chat-update-fast-follow-roadmap/4238626/5 |archive-date=3 Feb 2026}}</ref>
-===User Tracking and ties with the US government===
+===User tracking and ties with the US government===
-On the 16th of February, 2026, a security researcher known as Celeste published an article showing that Persona was building profiles on users and sharing said profiles with the US government.<ref>https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260221231714/https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona Archived])</ref> Alongside that, it was also discovered that 269 different checks were used for verification, which included things like phone carrier queries and death record matching. With their privacy policy hiding these checks under vague terms like "public government documents".<ref>https://withpersona.com/legal/privacy-policy-roblox</ref>
+On the 16th of February, 2026, a security researcher known as Celeste published an article showing that Persona was building profiles on users and sharing said profiles with the US government, even having a flagging system to flag users that seem suspicious. A code to track cypto-addresses has also been found.<ref>https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260221231714/https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona Archived])</ref> Alongside that, it was also discovered that 269 different checks were used for verification, which included things like phone carrier queries and death record matching. With their privacy policy hiding these checks under vague terms like "public government documents".<ref>https://withpersona.com/legal/privacy-policy-roblox</ref>
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 |[[Reddit]]
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 |[[Roblox]]
 |Age Verification
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+|Verification sets players in a certain age brackets according to the estimations or provided data. Unverified players are unable to chat with others. Feature launched globally on Jan 7 2026
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 |Serviap Global