The new safety measure comes as Roblox faces criticism and at least 35 lawsuits alleging users meet and abuse children on the gaming platform or that the platform helps facilitate child sexual exploitation and grooming.

Facing pressure from states and families, Roblox will require players to use AI-powered technology that helps verify their age.

This comes weeks after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the company, alleging that Roblox ignored state and federal online safety laws, putting kids at risk of interacting with predators.

A major data leak was publicized identifying personal information of nearly 4,000 people who attended the annual Roblox Developer Conference between 2017-2020.

Roblox is rolling out new age-verification features as the gaming platform faces mounting lawsuits claiming it endangers children.

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As the pandemic's height passed, Carnival's business recovered as global travel resumed. But Roblox struggled as many of its tween users went back to school. Yet over the past four years, Roblox's stock still rallied 33% as Carnival's stock only rose 9%.