Russian ban on Roblox gaming platform sparks rare protest

Several dozen people protested on Sunday in the Siberian city of Tomsk against Russia's ban on U.S. children's gaming ...

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 ...

Florida Attorney General Uthmeier sues Roblox, claiming "serious failures" to protect children from sexual predators

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that his office is suing gaming site Roblox for misrepresenting the ...

Roblox sued by Southern California families alleging children met predators on its platform

The San Mateo, Calif., company has faced scrutiny over child safety concerns but has been rolling out new features to protect ...
Pocket Tactics

Where Winds Meet release date finally set for iPhone and Android following viral TikTok antics

The time is coming for the Where Winds Meet launch date on Android and iOS, as Netease Games' brand-new free-to-play RPG goes ...
Eurogamer

Roblox boss says problem of predators is an "opportunity" for the platform, in disastrous interview following latest child safety measures

Roblox's CEO has called the problem of predators on the platform an "opportunity", as the company updates its safety measures with age verification checks. Roblox is predominantly used by children and ...
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 ...
progameguides

Roblox Age Checks for Chat Explained – How the New Rules Work (and What You Need to Do)

Roblox is introducing major changes to its age verification system in an effort to combat inappropriate behavior and make the platform safer for younger users. Naturally, this has raised a lot of ...
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 ...
TechSpot

Roblox will now restrict chat by age group, verified with selfie-based scans

In context: Roblox is a gaming platform with a massive audience of teens and younger players. Authorities worldwide have criticized the service as a potential grooming ground for predators, but the ...
The Independent

Roblox rolls out strict age verification for gamers to use certain features

Popular gaming platform Roblox is implementing a stricter age verification system and age-based chat restrictions, prompted by criticism over child safety and increasing global regulations. The ...