WASHINGTON — Roblox, one of the most popular kids' games in the world, is now requiring users to submit a photo of themselves with their government ID to use the chat function, or a selfie for automated "age estimation" using AI.

The move comes after Roblox was hit with a series of lawsuits claiming the sandbox game fostered an unsafe environment for the children playing, exposing them to adults who could manipulate or groom them.

Roblox has an estimated 80 million monthly users , many of them children, who control avatars in a variety of user-created worlds and game modes.

The updated policy was announced earlier this year. It will first be enforced in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands, before expanding to other markets, including the U.S., sometime next year.

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