That age verification, for those 13 to 17, will unlock a feature called "Trusted Connections" that allows for less filtered text or voice chat.

Roblox has introduced new age-verification technology, aiming to provide older users with more open chat features through its "trusted connections" initiative. This move comes amid increasing ...

Users won't be able to enjoy the new Trusted Connections feature without verifying their age.

Roblox will scan video selfies of teens to assess their ages as part of a new Trusted Connections feature that gives users access to unfiltered chatting with people they know.

It's not just porn sites and UK Reddit that are introducing facial scan/government ID-based age verification. Roblox, the online game creation platform popular among minors, is also doing it.