Deadline.com

Google AI, Ashton Kutcher-Backed Animation Studio Spiridellis Bros. Partners With ‘Raining Tacos’ Creator Parry Gripp & Roblox On Parryverse

EXCLUSIVE: AI-powered animation studio Spiridellis Bros. Studios has announced an exclusive partnership with songwriter and music artist Parry Gripp, whose songs for children have drawn hundreds of ...
Wired

He Hunted Alleged Groomers on Roblox. Then the Company Banned Him

Last month, Kentucky attorney general Russell Coleman announced the details of yet another lawsuit against Roblox over suspected pedophiles lurking on the hugely popular gaming platform. While doing ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Variety

Roblox to Require All Users to Verify Age With Facial Estimation Tech to Access Chat Features Beginning in December

Roblox will launch facial age checks as a requirement for all users who want to access communication features beginning next month. The gaming platform has also implemented age-based chats to limit ...
Engadget

Roblox begins asking tens of millions of children to verify their age with a selfie

Roblox is starting to roll out the mandatory age checks that will require all of its users to submit an ID or scan their face in order to access the platform's chat features. The updated policy, which ...
TheWrap

Roblox Opens IP Licensing to All Partners, Letting More Creators Make Games About Top Properties | Exclusive

The Frontman in "The Squid Game" on Roblox (Photo Credit: Roblox, Netflix) The Roblox sandbox just got a whole lot bigger. Starting Tuesday, the gaming platform is opening up its Roblox License ...
American Songwriter

A Twenty One Pilots Social Media Post Is Fueling Rumors About the White Stripes’ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction

Nearly a quarter century after their breakout album White Blood Cells, the White Stripes are getting their due. Tonight (Saturday, Nov. 8), the Detroit rock duo will join the ranks of the Rock and ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Twenty One Pilots, Olivia Rodrigo and More Salute the White Stripes at Rock Hall Induction

Twenty One Pilots, Olivia Rodrigo and Feist honored new Rock Hall of Fame members the White Stripes at Saturday night's induction ceremony. In a video that played before the performance, Rodrigo ...
New York Post

Roblox sued for enabling ‘sick and twisted freaks’ to sexually exploit kids on wildly popular platform

Texas has sued Roblox for allegedly enabling pedophiles to groom and expose children to sexually explicit content, turning the wildly popular online video game into “a digital playground for predators ...
The Verge

Texas sues Roblox for allegedly failing to protect children on its platform

Roblox is being accused of lying about its safety features as children were put in harm’s way. Roblox is being accused of lying about its safety features as children were put in harm’s way. is a ...