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

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.

Roblox must also account for bad actors who try to use fake photos or pictures of another person to evade accurate age estimation. Kaufman said that the combination of video and still imaging helps prevent that. Additionally, the company will deploy fraud checks.

Roblox recently clarified its age verification requirement for gamers who chat with strangers on the platform. Children will only be able to chat with other children,

Half of the U.S. population under the age of 16 are playing Roblox. Here's how to keep your kids safe on the platform.

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph their face.

In almost all games, toxic players are everywhere. For kid-focused games like "Roblox," there's a need to ensure that the mental health of the younger players won't be affected by seeing abusive and explicit chats in-game. For this reason, Mojang adds a ...