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

Over on X, several netizens pointed out that certain age-verified Roblox accounts were already circulating on eBay. In one ...

The chatting feature can now only be unlocked by completing a facial age check within Roblox’s application. This system ...

Roblox is adding facial age verification to limit who kids can chat with online and strengthen protections for younger gamers.

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 ...

The boy’s father says he never would have let his son play Roblox if he knew what went on in the app, according to the filing.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that his office is suing the gaming site Roblox for misrepresenting the platform's safety measures to protect children from sexual predators. In a ...

Deleting a Roblox account is not as straightforward as deleting accounts on other platforms. Roblox does not offer a direct “Delete Account” button in the app or website. Instead, you must either ...

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 ...

In context: Roblox is a gaming platform with a massive audience of teens and younger players. Authorities worldwide have criticized the service as a potential grooming ground for predators, but the ...

The online gaming platform “Roblox” will begin using AI technology to scan users’ faces for age verification. Roblox's senior director of product policy, Eliza Jacobs, spoke with NBC News’ Tom Llamas ...

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.