A father's lawsuit against the online gaming platform Roblox will remain in the public eye after a judge denied the company's bid for private arbitration.

The gaming app, Roblox, is rolling out a new safety feature. TAMPA, Fla. - The popular gaming platform, Roblox, is rolling out a new feature to require age checks of its users. The app continues to face scrutiny over its safety features and protection of children using the app.

"It was the first time that a court ... analyzed the application of ending forced arbitration in a situation like this," said Pat Huyett, a partner at Anapol Weiss who is representing plaintiffs in litigation against Roblox.

LOUSIVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Roblox will add new age-verification requirements as the popular gaming platform faces lawsuits accusing it of failing to protect young users.

A California judge, Nina Shapirshteyn, has found against the online gaming giant Roblox, permitting a lawsuit accusing the popular platform of facilitating child sexual exploitation to proceed in public court instead of private arbitration.

ROBLOX is making it harder for dangerous predators to chat with children online by introducing a new age check. The move comes amid disturbing incidents reported within one of the world’s

Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people around their own age.

Roblox is going viral after banning seemingly every username with the numbers ’69’ in them, leaving players frustrated.

Roblox CEO David Baszucki joined CNN’s Pamela Brown to discuss new safety measures to protect young users, including AI-age verification technology. The announcement comes after a growing number of lawsuits that say the platform allegedly failed to deter sexual predators from targeting minors on the popular gaming platform.