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 is introducing a new age-based chat system. Users will undergo age verification using facial scans or government IDs. This will place them into

Roblox has launched facial age checks as a requirement for all users who want to access communication features and implemented age-based chats.

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.

Roblox CEO David Baszucki joined CNN’s Pamela Brown to discuss new safety measures to protect young users, including AI-age verification technology. The announcement comes after a growing number of lawsuits that say the platform allegedly failed to deter sexual predators from targeting minors on the popular gaming platform.