Roblox is introducing a way to let trusted friends chat more freely among themselves, but it will require that they use a new age estimation tool to verify that they’re over 13. The platform is renaming Friends to Connections,

Roblox is rolling out new tools to make its platform safer for teenagers and kids, including a new friend system, age verification using video selfies, and improved privacy controls. These updates are designed to give users more control over who they talk to and help keep younger players away from unsafe interactions.

Roblox is making two big changes to its wildly popular online gaming platform used by millions of children globally. The San Mateo-headquartered tech company has been criticized by some parents for lacking online security safeguards.

Users over 13 will be prompted to use the facial-analysis software to estimate their age and determine whether they can access the new “trusted connections.”

Roblox is tightening its age verification rules, and that means big changes for how users chat and connect on the platform.

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Incidents have even reached the Mid-South, with one ABC24 viewer emailing "Popular children's game Roblox allowing pornographic and inappropriate remarks without filtering in chat.