Gaming platform Roblox will require users to verify their age using facial recognition software to chat with other players, a company executive said, with the goal of limiting communication between kids and adults on the platform.

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 exploitation. In the US, Roblox is also facing lawsuits from attorneys general in Texas, Kentucky and Louisiana, as well as private plaintiffs, over child safety concerns.

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Roblox will require users to take a selfie and will use that image to estimate their age, said Matt Kaufman, the company’s head of safety. The users will then be assigned to an age group, he sai

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