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.

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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.

Roblox will soon require age assurance checks for its chat function. Picture supplied

Facial age checks are now live in the Roblox app and will be mandated next month for users who want to

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