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

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 ...

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 has faced criticism for allowing youngsters to access inappropriate content and communicate with adults, and is being sued over child safety concerns in several US states. The launch also comes just ahead of Australia's social media ban for under-16s - the government is under pressure to include gaming platforms such as Roblox.

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.