Roblox announces new safety features including facial age verification to protect children from adult predators amid federal and state investigations.

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph their face.

Roblox has been accused of not doing enough to protect children on its platform, but some feel its new safety rule is a step too far.

The age-verification tool uses facial recognition to put players into specific age groups before they can chat online.

Roblox is among the most downloaded online games in the world, reporting millions of daily users from across the globe.

Gaming giant, Roblox, is rolling out major new safety features to reduce adult – child contact on the platform, bring parents a much wanted sigh of relief.

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.

Roblox has come under scrutiny from parents who allege it has not done enough to protect underage users from sexual predators.

Online gaming giant Roblox has just announced it will start checking users' ages from early December in an attempt to stop children and teenagers talking with adults.