She just wanted to play Roblox with friends. Then the messages from a predator began.

Roblox is one of the world’s most popular kids’ games, but lawsuits around the country allege predators are hiding in plain ...
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 ...
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 ...

‘PLAYGROUND FOR PREDATORS’: Texas third state to sue gaming titan, Roblox, for child endangerment

At the beginning of November Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, filed a lawsuit against the popular gaming platform, Roblox.
syracuse.com

Upstate NY man accused of sending sexually explicit texts to girl, 12, on Roblox

An Upstate New York has been arrested after allegedly sending sexually explicit texts to a minor. Vincent Steiner, of Chili, N.Y., is accused of exchanging messages with a 12-year-old girl he met on ...
Opinion

Australia's Social Media Ban Fails to Curb Cyberbullying

Roxy Aln / Unsplash The Australian Federal government's Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act , commonly referred to as the "social ...
Hosted on MSN

Former Chili firefighter accused of sending sexually explicit messages to minors on Roblox

Rochester, N.Y. — A former volunteer firefighter for the Chili Fire Department is facing criminal charges. Vincent Steiner of Chili exchanged sexually explicit text messages with a 12-year-old girl ...

I got an up-close look at Roblox's new safety feature. Here's what I found.

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

How to fix Roblox error codes 529

Error code 529 in Roblox is a server overload error that gets sent to the player whenever the site is undergoing maintenance ...
TechSpot

Roblox will now restrict chat by age group, verified with selfie-based scans

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 ...
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, ...
RTE Online

Roblox to roll out compulsory age checks for chat

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 ...