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.

After users complete the age check process, Roblox will inform them of their assigned age group: U9, 9-12, 13-15, 16-17, 18-20, or 21+. Users will be able to chat with others in their age group and similar age groups, as appropriate. For example:

Roblox officials say they've discovered no evidence of "instructions for violence" in connection with a Pensacola woman allegedly using Roblox's chat function to convince a 10-year-old girl to kill an infant. Tara Sykes, 36, is charged with attempted first ...