AI startup Character.AI is cutting off young people’s access to its virtual characters after several lawsuits accused the company of endangering children. The company announced on Wednesday that it would remove the ability for users under 18 to engage in “open-ended” chats with AI personas on its platform, with the update taking effect by November 25.

The company also said it was launching a new age assurance system to help verify users’ ages and group them into the correct age brackets.

“Between now and then, we will be working to build an under-18 experience that still gives our teen users ways to be creative—for example, by creating videos, stories, and streams with Characters,” the company said in a statement shared with Fortune. “During this transition period, we will also limit c

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