Investigation finds “serious risks to children” playing Roblox game

Online platform is one of the world’s most popular among young children ...

Roblox's selfie verification is a preview of our internet future

Age verification and ID-based measures are increasingly implemented by tech companies like Apple and Google despite risks ...

Roblox increases safety guidelines with age verification, grouping users into age-based chats

The rules will make it so kids and teens can only message people within a similar age group to their own. The moves come as ...
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Roblox adding new age-verification system after lawsuits involving child exploitation, assault

Roblox, a popular social gaming platform containing millions of user-created games, has reported around 40% of its 84 million users are under 13 years old. Many families play together and love the app ...

Roblox bets on facial scanning to keep its youngest users safe

Justin Patchin, criminal justice professor at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, on new age verification guidelines for the online gaming platform Roblox, and tips for parents to protect their ...
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Roblox's lack of safeguards made it possible for Bucks teen to be targeted by child predator, lawsuit says

A lawsuit against online game platform Roblox says it does not have safeguards in place to prevent child predators from exploiting kids through its app. The guardian of a 14-year-old boy from Bucks ...

Roblox steps up age checks, using players’ video selfies

While some experts have expressed caution about the reliability of facial age estimation tools, Matt Kaufman, chief safety officer at Roblox, said that between the ages of about 5 to 25, the system ...