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Roblox is introducing a way to let trusted friends chat more freely among themselves, but it will require that they use a new age estimation tool to verify that they’re over 13.

If Roblox users have previously used their ID documentation to verify their age in order to access certain mature games on the platform, they will not have to use the age-estimation technology ...

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Teens users who want to access certain Roblox features will have to verify their age. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Roblox Roblox is a popular digital space for kids and teens to ...

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Roblox users can also verify their age by using an official ID, and the company plans to allow parents to verify their children’s ages in the future.

Most fundamentally, the Trusted Connections feature will only unlock if players verify their ages, which requires uploading an ID or using Roblox's new Age Estimation mechanism.

Roblox announced the start of age-verification technology Thursday for users who want to chat more freely on the social-gaming platform as part of its new "trusted connections" feature.