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 ...
Amazon S3 on MSN

How extreme slide maps push speed limits in Roblox

After winning his first Oscar, Tom Cruise kept repeating the same 2-word phrase. It’s a lesson in emotional intelligence ...
Amazon S3 on MSN

How escape story games are structured in Roblox

GamingWithKev explains what Roblox Escape Story teaches us about survival skills and strategy. Millennial therapist has 1 ...
CBS News

Roblox announces measures to strengthen protections for minors

Roblox, the popular online gaming platform that hosts millions of user-created games, said Tuesday it is strengthening protections for minors. Roblox said it will soon require players to use ...
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 ...
GameSpot

Roblox CEO Responds To Child Predator Concerns Poorly

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Developer Roblox Corporation recently introduced a new face-scanning feature as a way to increase child safety protection on its game creation ...
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.
WFAA8

Roblox announces new safety features weeks after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files lawsuit

TEXAS, USA — Popular online gaming platform, Roblox, is set to release a new facial age check to secure access to online chat features, according to a press release. The age-based chats are designed ...
The Clarion-Ledger

What to know about Jackson State football vs Prairie View in the SWAC Championship game

The 2025 SWAC Championship matchup is set. With its Week 13 win over Alcorn State, Jackson State football secured the SWAC East title and its spot in the SWAC Championship game. The Tigers (9-2, 7-1 ...
Wired

He Hunted Alleged Groomers on Roblox. Then the Company Banned Him

Last month, Kentucky attorney general Russell Coleman announced the details of yet another lawsuit against Roblox over suspected pedophiles lurking on the hugely popular gaming platform. While doing ...
PC Gamer

Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put 'common-sense limits' on the age ranges users can chat within

Roblox is to become the first major gaming platform where facial age verification will be mandatory to access any chat features. In 2024, the platform averaged over 80 million players a day, ...
WDRB

Roblox adds new age checks as lawsuits claim platform puts children at risk

LOUSIVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Roblox will add new age-verification requirements as the popular gaming platform faces lawsuits accusing it of failing to protect young users. Players who want to use chat ...