Hundreds of parents ask Roblox board to stop attempts to force lawsuits out of the public eye

A group of 800 parents -- including those who have already filed suit and those who have retained lawyers with the intent to ...

Young people are protesting ICE and reenacting immigration raids in online gaming platform Roblox

Some young people on Roblox, the popular online gaming platform, have been using a roleplaying game to embody Immigration and ...
Mashable

Roblox rolls out mandatory age checks for all users

Roblox, the global youth gaming platform currently under fire for widespread child safety concerns, is rolling out mandatory age checks for all users who want to chat on the platform. Roblox's ...
The New York Times

Hochul Will Back New Safeguards to Protect Children Online

In her State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul will propose that the default setting for online platforms should ban viewing or messaging minors. By Grace Ashford Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday ...
Daily Emerald

Roblox Avatar Customization Guide: All You Need to Know

Avatars in video games do not merely refer to the customization of your character; they are in fact a fashion statement through which you show your likes and personality. In Roblox, the making and the ...
Gameranx

Rockstar Is Hiring For A Script Coordinator (Is This For Grand Theft Auto 6?)

Rockstar has added a somewhat mysterious new job opening on their careers page. Detective Seeds found this opening, and we have corroborated it on Rockstar’s website. Here’s what the job opening says: ...
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 Indianapolis Star

What is Roblox? What parents need to know about child, teen safety on the platform

Roblox is among the most downloaded online games in the world, reporting millions of daily users from across the globe of all ages, mostly children and teenagers. Many have criticized the rise of ...
Polygon

Roblox's selfie verification is a preview of an annoying internet future

Roblox is in a tight spot. After years of reports involving child predators on Roblox, the company faces pressure from the public and government to clean up its platform. The company's solution, ...
PC Gamer

Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put 'common-sense limits' on the age ranges users can chat within

Gaming Industry $900 million lawsuit accusing Steam of overcharging gamers in the UK and 'abusing a dominant market position' will proceed after Valve loses appeal against it Games Roblox walks back ...
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 ...