Among the updates are age-estimation technology based on video selfies, the rebranding of Roblox users’ “Friends” to “Connections,” safeguards for a new teen-only “Trusted Connections” chat function, ...

Roblox introducing new feature allowing users to have unfiltered chats but requires users to confirm age through new age verification tool.

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

Roblox has introduced age verification, trusted connections, screen-time tools, and parental oversight to enhance teen safety in chat and gameplay.

Roblox apparently has done this for some desktop users via its icons. As you’ll see in the tweet below, the game has changed the icons for the player and studio programs.

It's a little bit more straightforward to add a player on the ROBLOX Player. At the top of the home screen, you'll see "Friends" and then a circle, that has an icon of two players, saying Add Friends.

Roblox is joining the growing ranks of online platforms that are trying to better understand the ages of their teen users.