Child sexual exploitation lawsuits against Roblox centralized in San Francisco

Nearly 80 lawsuits accusing videogame platform Roblox of knowingly facilitating child sexual exploitation will be centralized ...
techtimes

'Roblox' Guide for Beginners: How to Play Safely and Smartly for New Players

"Roblox" is one of the world's most popular online gaming platforms, offering millions of user-generated games across various genres. Its open-ended design allows players to explore adventures, create ...

Iowa lawsuit against Roblox seeks better child safety features

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird's lawsuit alleges that Roblox has not done enough to make its online platform safe from ...
Columbus Dispatch

Roblox addresses predators with new age-verification and chat rules

Roblox is introducing new safety features to limit interactions between adults and minors on its platform. Users will need to verify their age with a government ID or facial scan to use chat features.

How To Watch the Stray Kids SKZOO Concert in Roblox

Mega K pop band Stray Kids is headed to Roblox. Its SKZOO animal avatars will be performing songs from its new hit album, Do ...
The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...
ConsumerAffairs

Roblox’s new age-check requirement: What parents need to know

Roblox is the first online gaming or communication platform to require facial age checks to access chat, establishing a new industry standard. The rollout began with a voluntary age check period. The ...
Action News Jax

Roblox rolls out new age verification feature for chat use

JACKSOVNILLE, Fla. — The popular children’s gaming platform ROBLOX rolled out a new safety feature meant to ensure that children playing the game interact with other kids their own age. Roblox wants ...
CNN

Lawsuits claim Roblox endangers kids. New AI age verification aims to block them from chatting with adults

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph ...
TechCrunch

Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January

Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, ...
The Hill

Roblox steps up age checks, will group younger users into age-based chats

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 ...
The New York Times

We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents? By Kevin ...