Florida sues Roblox, accuses gaming platform of 'pedophile landscape'

The Florida Attorney General's Office has sued gaming platform Roblox, claiming the site markets to children but does not ...
Outrun Gaming on MSN

'Horrible': Age-based Roblox chats impact moderation, gameplay

Just a few weeks have passed since popular online game platform Roblox announced it would implement new facial age-estimation ...
Gaming Community by Max Level on MSN

Roblox age verification: What parents need to know

Roblox is making a massive change that every parent and grandparent needs to know about. In an effort to improve child safety ...
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 ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Waipahu man accused of using Roblox to exploit underage girls

A 27-year-old federal credit union employee from Waipahu allegedly exploited underage girls into making child pornography ...
Opinion

Irish schoolkids are being exposed to grooming & sexual abuse on Roblox gaming platform – here’s what parents need to do

ROBLOX is one of the world’s most popular online gaming platforms for primary school–aged children. However, it is facing renewed scrutiny over the safety of its youngest users. Last month, a ...
Mashable

Want to chat on Roblox? You'll need to verify your age.

Roblox chat will only be available to users whose age is estimated. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Dima Berlin / iStock / Getty / Roblox The gaming platform Roblox will begin using age ...
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 ...

Australia's banning social media for kids this week. Here's how it's being enforced.

"Delaying children’s access to social media accounts gives them valuable time to learn and grow, free of the powerful, unseen forces of harmful and deceptive design features such as opaque algorithms ...

Australian PM says social media ban a 'proud day' - but some teens say they still have access

The social media accounts of Australians aged under-16 must be deactivated, with companies facing fines for not complying.
Washington City Paper

14 Best Adult Chat Rooms and Sex Video Chat Sites

Forget the outdated chat rooms of the 90s – the adult sex chat scene is thriving like never before. Today, adult sex chat rooms are not just text-based interactions. You get the option to engage over ...
Indiatimes

Roblox implements new age verification for chat features: What the new facial age checks mean for kids, parents and moderators

Roblox is introducing a new age-based chat system. Users will undergo age verification using facial scans or government IDs. This will place them into narrow age groups, restricting private chats ...