Futurism

CEO of Roblox Says Child Predators on the Platform Are an “Opportunity”

Though the children’s gaming platform Roblox has notched over 200 million daily users at its peak, they’re not all there for fun and games. Active since 2006, the extremely popular online game has ...
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Roblox bets on facial scanning to keep its youngest users safe

The wildly popular online gaming platform Roblox has started rolling out facial age verification to enhance its security measures. The move follows a string of lawsuits alleging the platform has ...
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 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 ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Roblox Bid for Ad Riches Collides With Wary Sponsors, Developers

Roblox Corp. executives have been trying to get advertisers to market their wares in the gaming platform’s virtual worlds since the company went public in 2021. It’s a chance for brands to reach the ...
The Indianapolis Star

Indiana father sues Roblox, says predator targeted his 11-year-old daughter

A Johnson County father filed a federal lawsuit against Roblox on Nov. 19, alleging that the online gaming platform enabled the sexual exploitation of his 11-year-old daughter. The father, identified ...
WTHR

Roblox begins requiring selfies for chat feature, verified with a government ID or AI

WASHINGTON — Roblox, one of the most popular kids' games in the world, is now requiring users to submit a photo of themselves with their government ID to use the chat function, or a selfie for ...
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.
CNET

Roblox Rolls Out Age-Verification Requirement for Chat Amid Child Safety Criticism

Roblox, the online gaming platform that has been under fire due to child safety concerns, has introduced age-verification software that uses facial scanning to estimate the age of players. The system ...
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, ...
WNEM-TV

Roblox steps up age checks, groups younger users into age-based chats

(AP) - 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 ...