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Roblox has begun rolling out age verification technology for all users and is introducing age-based chat as the gaming platform expands safety features with further parental resources too.

Roblox CEO Dave Mizuki joins us now.

And Dave, this really builds on that big ambitious September announcement.

How is this going to be rolling out?

I'm really interested as to how you're going to measure success here, Dave, because in many ways you're trying to prove a negative.

But how are you going to be internally thinking this has worked, people are satisfied, and they're safe?

You're using a third-party vendor, Persona, I believe.

And how are you going to be ensuring that that's robust enough?

The AI, the underlying technology is robust enough ever in the UK.

Well, some that are using Discord, for example, have managed to bypass previous facial recognition age verification tests.

What's so interesting is clearly you're here with safety as a priority.

You did mention back in the earnings, your CFO in particular, that maybe you'll see some friction, maybe the numbers, the revenue, the growth might be impacted as people start to have to verify their age and maybe slower to come and adopt.

Do you think that that will bear out?

How will it look longer term?

Okay, so this is the right balance from your perspective.

What do you think the data will bear out as to the name, well, ultimately, the actual ages of people you have using it?

Do you think you'll have more under 13s than you anticipated?