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

The popular gaming platform is adding 'Trust Connections' for the age group that will lift some of its communication filtering.

Roblox is joining the growing ranks of online platforms that are trying to better understand the ages of their teen users. The company is rolling out a new "age estimation" feature for teens 13 and older.