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.

A new series of age checks and chat groupings are coming to Roblox that are meant to keep children from falling prey to predators.

A Snohomish County family is suing Roblox and Discord, saying the platforms allowed a child predator to target their teen daughter.

Roblox, the popular online gaming platform, is currently facing lawsuits from dozens of families who argue the platform doesn't do enough to shield children from harmful content and communication. Dave Baszucki,

Attorneys representing a 13-year-old boy in a lawsuit against Bay Area tech companies Roblox and Discord are alleging that the platforms’ lack of safeguards allows predators to sexually exploit and abuse minors. The lawsuit, filed last week in San Mateo ...

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant warned last month that Roblox had become a popular target for pedophiles seeking to groom children. Predators often use “Robux”, the in-game currency, as a “trade”, or a way to bribe minors into sending explicit images.