Roblox will soon require facial age verification for all chat features, enforcing age-based communication groups and introducing major safety upgrades to protect younger users globally.

Roblox Corporation announced new safety features that will use facial recognition technology to verify user ages and restrict communication between age groups.

Roblox has faced criticism for allowing youngsters to access inappropriate content and communicate with adults. In March, the company's chief executive Dave Baszucki told the BBC that parents who were worried about the service "should not let their children be on Roblox".

Roblox CEO David Baszucki joined CNN’s Pamela Brown to discuss new safety measures to protect young users, including AI-age verification technology. The announcement comes after a growing number of lawsuits that say the platform allegedly failed to deter sexual predators from targeting minors on the popular gaming platform.