Roblox is introducing a new safety measure aimed at protecting its young users amid a recent increase in lawsuits against the popular children's gaming platform.

Children will no longer be able to chat to adult strangers on Roblox - one of the world's most popular gaming platforms - as part of an expansion of its safety measures.

The company announced the new requirement amid criticism from government officials across the world that Roblox’s platform failed to protect its young users from child predators and sexual exploitatio...