Online gaming giant Roblox has just announced it will start checking users' ages from early December in an attempt to stop children and teenagers talking with adults.

Roblox will soon require gamers to use AI-powered age estimation technology in order to access communication and chat features.

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,

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

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