A state probe was announced following reports of child exploitation cases linked to the gaming platform, as Carr demands ...

Roblox says it has deleted the account belonging to the perpetrator of a mass murder that left nine people dead in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. A game created by the suspect that enables ...

Two young sisters were allegedly kidnapped by a man they met on the online gaming app Roblox. Florida's Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Roblox, alleging it fails to protect children from ...

A man in Mexico is accused of using the chat feature inside the online game Roblox to persuade two girls, ages 10 and 16, to leave their home and travel with him toward Mexico City. The case, which ...

Mary Beabey and Sabine Yohumi, who had been missing for about a week, were found alive at a bus terminal in Mexico City Comisari­a General de Seguridad Ciudadana/Facebook Two missing girls, who were ...

Roblox, the online gaming platform used by millions of children and adults worldwide, is now requiring mandatory age verification for users who want to access online chat features. The new policy ...

Roblox now requires age verification for chat in India and other countries Users must complete facial verification via camera to access chat on Roblox Chat disabled ...

Online gaming platform Roblox has introduced age verification for users in India to enable chat features. With this change, Roblox has become the first large online gaming platform to require age ...

The system meant to protect kids is misidentifying users and disrupting communication across the platform. The system’s reliance on AI-powered facial estimation has proven easy to trick for some.

Roblox’s latest safety update is reshaping how millions of users communicate — and not everyone is happy about it. After the platform began requiring AI-based age verification to unlock chat features, ...

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