Roblox is introducing age verification for users in order to protect younger players and keep them safe while using in-game communication features.

The online gaming platform, which is particularly popular with children, wants to use facial recognition to determine the age of its players in future.

Online game platform Roblox is implementing new, more rigorous safety strategiesfollowing continued criticism from young players’ parents and governmentofficials. On Wednesday, Roblox Chief Safety Officer Matt Kaufman announced theplatform would utilize “new technology for age estimation” — a combination of“facial age estimation technology,