The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know.

Roblox will now require age checks for communications between users, with facial age estimation (FAE) as a biometric option.

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

Roblox said it is rolling out voice chat for those who are 13 and older on its user-generated content platform. The company believes in creating meaningful connections for its players, and so it hopes ...