Roblox banned in Russia, local media says

Russia's communications agency cited the presence of LGBTQ content on the platform as one of the reasons behind the ban.
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 Conversation

Roblox set to start checking people’s ages. But it will need to do more to keep kids safe

Lisa M. Given receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Association for Information Science and Technology.
TechCrunch

Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January

Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, ...
Chicago Tribune

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 chat with other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to communicate with people ...
The Verge

Roblox will require age estimation to chat starting next year

After scrutiny over its ability to protect children on the platform, Roblox is making a big change. After scrutiny over its ability to protect children on the platform, Roblox is making a big change.
WSMV

Mother sues Roblox after she says daughter’s suicide linked to extremist group

CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) - A mother is suing Roblox, a popular online platform, with the hope of preventing other parents from experiencing tragedy - a child’s suicide. Dec. 2, 2024, the day that ...
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 ...