Digital Trends

Windows 11 is about to make your right-click menu less painful to use

What’s happened? Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7271 introduces a revamped File Explorer right-click menu that reduces its vertical size by roughly one-third. Why is this important? Microsoft ...
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 ...
The New York Times

We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.

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 Faces Lawsuit Over Child Safety Concerns

A Johnson County family has taken legal action against the popular online gaming platform Roblox, seeking justice for their 11-year-old daughter's disturbing encounter with an adult predator posing as ...
WTHR

Roblox faces lawsuit after 10-year-old Johnson County girl targeted by online predator

The titles above are just two examples of the thousands of mini-games created by Roblox users. According to investigators, users create virtual environments that other users can join, with some using ...
The Verge

As Windows turns 40, Microsoft faces an AI backlash

Microsoft wants to overhaul Windows into an agentic OS, but that’s easier said than done. Microsoft wants to overhaul Windows into an agentic OS, but that’s easier said than done. is a senior editor ...

Despite a disaster launch, Blair Witch inspired horror game sells over 100,000 copies as dev commits "to face everything head on"

After releasing a solo horror game that resets whenever you shout, Don't Scream Together, the multiplayer version, has had a ...
WTHR

Roblox begins requiring selfies for chat feature, verified with a government ID or AI

WASHINGTON — Roblox, one of the most popular kids' games in the world, is now requiring users to submit a photo of themselves with their government ID to use the chat function, or a selfie for ...
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Roblox faces lawsuit after 10-year-old Johnson Co. girl targeted by online predator

A federal lawsuit was filed Wednesday against one of the most popular gaming platforms in the world, with lawyers alleging Roblox allowed a predator to exploit a 10-year-old Johnson County girl. The ...
KSAT

Roblox adding new age-verification system after lawsuits involving child exploitation, assault

SAN ANTONIO – Roblox, a popular social gaming platform containing millions of user-created games, has reported around 40% of its 84 million users are under 13 years old. Many families play together ...

The "White Tiger" Case: How an Online Search for Friends Ended in Coerced Suicide

Jay Taylor, 13, killed himself on camera after allegedly being driven to do so by a sadistic online group with ties to ...
PC Gamer

Windows 11 is going to start quietly preloading File Explorer in the background to make it faster, which is a good reminder that you should probably try a different file ...

In the latest Windows Insider beta update released November 21, Microsoft announced the arrival of its full-screen Xbox experience for laptops and desktops alongside a number of other new features and ...