Roblox, under scrutiny for child safety concerns, will require users to verify their age through a selfie or an ID. They'll only be allowed to chat with others in the same age group unless they confirm they know the other person.

The new safety measure comes as Roblox faces criticism and at least 35 lawsuits alleging users meet and abuse children on the gaming platform or that the platform helps facilitate child sexual exploitation and grooming.

Age verification and ID-based measures are increasingly implemented by tech companies like Apple and Google despite risks like information breaches

Roblox is now requiring selfies, verified either with a government ID or through an AI review, to use its chat functions.

Age checks will involve either facial age estimation enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) or ID verification

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Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message