While most social platforms technically require users to be a certain age (Instagram, TikTok, and others all have minimum age requirements), workarounds are laughably easy. Roblox, however, appears to be taking a firmer stand in the fight for child safety.

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.

Roblox is saying goodbye to its “Friends.” Following ongoing reports and accusations of grooming and predatory behavior experienced by its younger-skewing users, the gaming platform rolled out a slew of new safety features Thursday.