Violent online groups like 764 are threatening teen lives. Here’s how to protect your kid

Teens across America are being recruited, groomed and extorted by network of online predators known as 764 that specializes ...

Online gaming escaped Australia's social media ban - but critics say it's just as addictive

Roblox introduced new age assurance features in Australia and two other countries weeks before the social media ban kicked in ...
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11 apps parents should delete from their kids’ phones right now

As parents, we know how quickly kids pick up technology—faster than we can say “Who downloaded this?” Many apps look harmless ...

Australia is banning young teens from social media. Could it happen in the US?

A world-first ban on major social media platforms for children under the age of 16 goes into effect in Australia on Wednesday ...
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How To Delete A Roblox Account

Deleting a Roblox account is not as straightforward as deleting accounts on other platforms. Roblox does not offer a direct “Delete Account” button in the app or website. Instead, you must either ...
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 ...
NPR

Roblox bets on facial scanning to keep its youngest users safe

Justin Patchin, criminal justice professor at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, on new age verification guidelines for the online gaming platform Roblox, and tips for parents to protect their ...
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 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 ...
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Interview with Roblox CEO kicks off with an unbelievable answer about its predator problem being 'not just a problem, but an opportunity,' and somehow just gets crazier from there

Roblox CEO David Baszucki is taking heat for a recent podcast interview with the New York Times, in which he discussed the platform's new AI-powered age gating technology, dismissed accusations that ...
PBS

Connecting Trayvon Martin to Trump: Jelani Cobb Explains How We Got Here

From mass ICE raids in immigrant communities to anti-DEI policies, racial tensions seem to be intensifying under President Trump. Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism, told his ...
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

Roblox is to become the first major gaming platform where facial age verification will be mandatory to access any chat features. In 2024, the platform averaged over 80 million players a day, ...