Gaming and social media platforms are taking steps to identify teen users and ensure they don't see inappropriate material. Some privacy advocates have concerns.

Roblox has begun rolling out a global age-check requirement for in-game chat in an effort to make facial age estimation ...

The gaming platform poses both content concerns and safety risks that put minors in “the Devil’s crosshairs.” The company ...

A new safety feature is now in effect for Roblox users. Players are required to undergo age verification if they want to chat ...

The system is tiered in six bands from under 9 to over 21. Users who want to chat will be allowed to interact with those in ...

I traveled to Roblox's headquarters to do a demo of a new safety feature it says will help protect child users.

SAN MATEO, Calif. — At first, the messages seemed normal. Innocent, even. “Hi,” “How are u?” And then: “Do you want to make Robux?” To millions of kids who play Roblox every day, those words might ...

MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - A Russian ban on U.S. gaming platform Roblox has fuelled debate among some children and parents about censorship and the utility of bans in a world where children can bypass ...

Online gaming giant Roblox has just announced it will start checking users’ ages from early December in an attempt to stop children and teenagers talking with adults. In what the company has described ...

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 ...