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. Stream NBC 5 ...

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The online gaming platform, which is particularly popular with children, wants to use facial recognition to determine the age of its players in future.

Roblox says it's expanding its use of age-estimation technology and entering a partnership with the IARC to standardize its game ratings.