Russian ban on Roblox stirs debate about limits of censorship

Moscow's ban on the U.S. gaming platform hit a nerve in a way that its bans on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube have not.

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.

Roblox: Russia Says No, Disney Says No, I Say Yes

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Richmond Confidential

Public speaking program at Lincoln Elementary shows kids ‘your voices matter here.’

A new after-school program at the Lincoln Elementary School that teaches students what it’s like to speak in front of a room ...
Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan’s Only Two Pandas to Be Sent Back to China

Two pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China in January, the Tokyo government said on Monday, potentially leaving ...
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 ...
techtimes

How to Make 'Roblox' Clothes and Sell Them: A Complete Guide to Shirt Templates and Earning Robux

Creating custom outfits in "Roblox" has become one of the most popular ways for young creators to express themselves and even earn Robux. Whether you enjoy fashion, want to design your own style, or ...
Biometric Companies

Roblox to make age assurance for chat mandatory as of January 2026

Roblox is trying. In the face of mounting criticism of the social gaming platform’s failure to protect kids from grooming and other harms, Roblox has announced that it will now require age checks for ...
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

The feature will be rolled out globally by January 2026. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred source on Google ...
CNN

Lawsuits claim Roblox endangers kids. New AI age verification aims to block them from chatting with adults

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph ...
Mashable

Want to chat on Roblox? You'll need to verify your age.

Roblox chat will only be available to users whose age is estimated. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Dima Berlin / iStock / Getty / Roblox The gaming platform Roblox will begin using age ...