It's the online platform notorious for exposing children to sexually graphic and extremist content and used by pedophiles to groom young kids for abuse.

Now Roblox, the user-generated gaming app wildly popular with Australian children but which is exempt from the under-16s social media ban that will begin on December 10 , is rolling out a feature it says will set the "gold standard" in safety.

Facial age checks are now live in the Roblox app and will be mandated next month for users who want to access in-game chat functions in a move aimed at limiting contact between adult and underage users - who number in the hundreds of millions globally.

Users will have their faces scanned and be grouped into age groups of under nine, nine to 12, 13 to 15, 16 to 17, 18 to 20 and 21 plus, then be r

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