Online gaming platform Roblox is introducing new age verification features amid lawsuits and claims that it endangers children.

Roblox is now requiring selfies, verified either with a government ID or through an AI review, to use its chat functions.

The company says age verification checks will start in early December, around the same time Australia's social media ban for under-16s is set to come into effect.

Roblox, under scrutiny for child safety concerns, will require users to verify their age through a selfie or an ID. They'll only be allowed to chat with others in the same age group unless they confirm they know the other person.

To enhance its safety measures, Roblox has become the "first" game platform to require age verification to participate in its in-game chat.

LOUSIVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Roblox will add new age-verification requirements as the popular gaming platform faces lawsuits accusing it of failing to protect young users.

Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people around their own age.

A father's lawsuit against the online gaming platform Roblox will remain in the public eye after a judge denied the company's bid for private arbitration.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana sued the online gaming platform Roblox on Thursday, alleging the wildly popular site has perpetuated an environment where sexual predators "thrive, unite, hunt and victimize kids." The lawsuit, filed in state court by ...