Children will no longer be able to chat to adult strangers on Roblox - one of the world's most popular gaming platforms - as part of an expansion of its safety measures. Mandatory age checks will be ...

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 ...

This ROBLOX Beginner's Guide features tips on how to start playing the many, many online games that other users have created, as well as a quick refresher for any players returning to the platform ...

The popular kids’ gaming platform has a history of making safety tweaks that sound good in a press release but fall short in ...

After the latest restriction on the internet, officials describe receiving “many” letters from children wanting access to the ...

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A Los Angeles County mother said her daughter met a sexual predator on the popular children’s gaming platform Roblox, claiming the company is not doing enough to protect vulnerable players who are too ...

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 ...

A new lawsuit filed by the Texas Attorney General against Roblox has brought privacy, safety, and data handling into the spotlight for online platforms, especially those used by kids and teens. The ...

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.