The company will use age verification to unlock the feature, which still restricts adolescents from unfiltered chats with adult strangers

Roblox is rolling out new tools to make its platform safer for teenagers and kids, including a new friend system, age verification using video selfies, and improved privacy controls. These updates are designed to give users more control over who they talk to and help keep younger players away from unsafe interactions.

Following accusations of grooming and predatory behavior experienced by its younger-skewing users, Roblox rolled out new safety features Thursday.