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 ...
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 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, ...
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 Oakland Press

Roblox steps up age checks and groups 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 ...
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Say cheese! Roblox now verifying user age with facial recognition

Popular social game platform Roblox has begun its voluntary age checks for players using in-game chat features. The change brings age-based communications to the platform, allowing players to ...
Fox Business

Roblox user accused of soliciting Florida child after parent reports explicit chats

Florida authorities recently arrested a man accused of soliciting a child through the popular gaming platform Roblox. The arrest was announced by the Flagler County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) on Nov. 7.
AOL

What Roblox Could Look Like in 5 Years

Advertising could redefine Roblox’s financial model. The platform is maturing alongside its largest base of users. Global growth remains the next frontier. Roblox (NYSE: RBLX) has gone through its ...
Mashable

Texas AG sues Roblox for 'putting pixel pedophiles and profits' over safety

Texas has become the latest state to sue Roblox over child safety concerns. Credit: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Roblox has just been hit with another lawsuit over its child safety issues.
AOL

Roblox wants to use AI to guess every user's age, but investors aren't sure that's a win

Roblox (RBLX) has a plan to deal with a slew of safety issues: artificial intelligence. "We're going to use AI to estimate the age of every single person on Roblox," CEO David Baszucki told Yahoo ...