Data privacy campaigners have warned that any celebration of the news that the European Union (EU) has abandoned its plans to break end-to-end encryption in mobile messaging apps could be short-lived.

After months of wrangling, the Danish Council Presidency had to abandon its plans in November to force messenger services like WhatsApp, Signal, or Threema to automatically scan private communications ...

The Council has reached a position on the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation after years of difficult negotiations, meaning that talks with Parliament can finally start. The file, which includes measures ...

The European Council came to an agreement on Wednesday (26 November) on a controversial regulation aiming to curb the spread and solicitation of child sexual ab... To read this story, log in or ...

Roblox is introducing new safety features to limit interactions between adults and minors on its platform. Users will need to verify their age with a government ID or facial scan to use chat features.

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 ...

VEHICLE. THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE POPULAR GAMING PLATFORM ROBLOX, CONTINUES TO FACE LAWSUITS AND BACKLASH. SOME CLAIM THEY AREN’T DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT KIDS. ALIYAH CHAVEZ JOINS US IN STUDIO AFTER ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...