MOSCOW — Russian children have flooded President Vladimir Putin with pleas to restore access to Roblox, a gaming platform hugely popular with kids and teenagers that was abruptly blocked across the ...

Russia has blocked access to popular gaming platform Roblox due to concerns over child safety and extremism, including the spread of LGBT-related content. The country's media regulator said Roblox had ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Roblox is now rolling out facial age checks and age-based grouping for chat features on a voluntary basis ahead of it becoming mandatory in select markets next month. Once implemented, users will be ...

Roblox has said it will roll out compulsory facial recognition or ID checks from next month for players wanting to access its chat features. It aims to stop under-nines from chatting without parental ...

JACKSOVNILLE, Fla. — The popular children’s gaming platform ROBLOX rolled out a new safety feature meant to ensure that children playing the game interact with other kids their own age. Roblox wants ...

Players of all ages will now be required to use facial recognition technology to access communication and chat features. The ambitious plan has kicked off Wednesday morning, allowing users to ...

Roblox (RBLX) is in the process of rolling out age-based chat, aiming to set a new safety standard to limit communication between adults and minors. Features such as chat will not be accessible unless ...

Roblox is getting ready to roll out its latest safety feature at a time when it is confronting a growing number of lawsuits from states and families that claim the popular gaming app falsely ...

Roblox is getting ready to roll out its latest safety feature at a time when it is confronting a growing number of lawsuits from states and families that claim the popular gaming app falsely ...