A girl uses Roblox on a smartphone. Roblox is making new efforts to verify users' ages to protect children. Marijan Murat/picture-alliance/dpa/AP New York —

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph their face.

The move comes as the platform faces a string of lawsuits and other claims that it has enabled sexual predators to connect with and abuse children. Roblox said the updated policy will make it easier to prevent young users from connecting with adult strangers.

Roblox is a platform where users can create and play online games and interact with each other. Unlike many other online platforms, Roblox allows users under the

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