--- title: Roblox introduces mandatory age-gated account tiers amid... description: Roblox is rolling out three mandatory age-gated account tiers — Kids (5-8), Select (9-15), and standard (16+) — starting mid-May, with full global deployment... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/roblox-introduces-mandatory-age-gated-account-tiers-amid-child-safety-lawsuits-27lwyox7j twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Roblox introduces mandatory age-gated account tiers amid child safety lawsuits | daily.dev og:description: Roblox is rolling out three mandatory age-gated account tiers — Kids (5-8), Select (9-15), and standard (16+) — starting mid-May, with full global deployment... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/roblox-introduces-mandatory-age-gated-account-tiers-amid-child-safety-lawsuits-27lwyox7j og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/27lwYOX7j.png og:image:alt: Roblox introduces mandatory age-gated account tiers amid child safety lawsuits og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Roblox introduces mandatory age-gated account tiers amid child safety lawsuits **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Roblox is rolling out three mandatory age-gated account tiers — Kids (5-8), Select (9-15), and standard (16+) — starting mid-May, with full global deployment by June. The change segregates content access and chat by age group, and effectively makes age verification mandatory for full platform use. Developers must now pay $5/month and verify their identity for content to appear in younger tiers. The move comes amid lawsuits from eight US state attorneys general alleging child safety failures. However, the underlying facial age verification system, powered by Persona, faces serious credibility issues: age-verified accounts appeared on eBay for $4 shortly after the mandate, and the scans have reportedly been bypassed using photos and drawn-on facial hair. Roblox reported 144 million daily active users in Q4 2025 and $4.9 billion in 2025 revenue. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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