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 ...

JPMorgan downgrades Roblox, upgrades Clear, names Roku a top pick for 2026

JPMorgan is reshuffling its Internet SMID and video game coverage for 2026, cutting its rating on Roblox while boosting Clear and naming Roku its top pick for the year.
GameSpot

Roblox System Requirements

If you want to dive into the many different gaming experiences of Roblox with your personal computer, we’ve got the base ...
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Y2K-era Japan electronics repair shop simulator ReStory announced for PC

Publisher tinyBuild and I Am Future developer Mandragora have announced ReStory, a simulation game that lets you run your own electronics repair shop in Y2K-era Japan. It will launch for PC via ...

Has Roblox (RBLX) Stock Been Good for Investors?

Roblox stock has been a wild ride for investors, but the business continues to expand at high rates. Daily users and time spent on the platform have nearly doubled in the last two years. Patience ...
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Meta starts removing under-16s from social media in Australia

Tech giant Meta said Thursday it is starting to remove under-16s in Australia from Instagram, Threads and Facebook ahead of ...
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Roblox CEO thinks adding gambling is "a brilliant idea" and calls its predator problem "an opportunity"

As a journalist, you know if an interview is going well or not. I've had stinkers - usually the ones where you're asking awkward questions that the interviewee would prefer not to answer, prompting ...
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 ...
Los Angeles Times

Roblox to scan users’ faces to verify age amid persistent child safety concerns

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Roblox, a popular gaming platform that’s faced growing scrutiny over child safety concerns, said Tuesday it will ...
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 ...
Reuters

Roblox to require age checks to use platform's chat features

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Gaming platform Roblox will require users to verify their age using facial recognition software to chat with other players, a company executive said, with the goal of ...