Roblox to roll out "facial age estimation technology" for everyone, after US prosecutor dubbed it "the perfect place for pedophiles"
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I guess the idea makes kinda sense (although this technology is really bad rn and will be bypassed in a heartbeat - mark my words) but holy shit is this bad for pr. More surveillance was never the right tool for anything and it won't be this time. This a mess,and therefore perfectly resembles the state of the company.
A child consenting to facial recognition seems like a horrible way to approach this issue.
Roblox is at the white house? Can this facial recognition get past orange blocker?