Roblox has been talking a big game recently with its communication and safety features, and now, they've made a new reveal.

Roblox is introducing a way to let trusted friends chat more freely among themselves, but it will require that they use a new age estimation tool to verify that they’re over 13.

Roblox is rolling out new tools to make its platform safer for teenagers and kids, including a new friend system, age verification using video selfies, and improved privacy controls. These updates are designed to give users more control over who they talk to and help keep younger players away from unsafe interactions.

Roblox launched a licensing feature on its videogame platform on Tuesday, allowing intellectual property holders to integrate their characters and worlds into its games. It has signed licensing partnerships with companies such as Netflix,

This week, Roblox’s CEO, David Baszucki, spoke about his next big goal for the brand: romance. During an interview on the Tech Stuff podcast, David said, “I think a lot of people who are too afraid to go on a real-life date might find it easier to have a virtual date to start, and then if they connect, move to the physical world.”

In the latest close session, Roblox (RBLX) was up +2.65% at $122.17. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.54%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.52%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.

What Happened? Shares of gaming metaverse operator Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) jumped 5.9% in the afternoon session after an analyst upgrade from JPMorgan, which raised its price target on the stock. JPMorgan analyst Cory Carpenter lifted the firm's price target on Roblox to $125 from $120,

Roblox Corporation (NYSE:RBLX) shares surged higher Thursday after the gaming giant announced a suite of innovative digital safety features to bolster privacy and communication controls for its teenage users,