Tennessee sues Roblox; says game lures children into dangerous environment with sexual activity, predators

The Tennessee Attorney General announced the lawsuit on Thursday, Dec. 18, saying the company has "deceived Tennesseans" ...

Roblox responds after Tennessee attorney general sues company

This week, Tennessee joined a growing group of states suing Roblox, alleging deceptive and unfair business practices related to child safety. The complaint, filed by Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti ...
NewsChannel 5 Nashville

Parents speak out as Tennessee accuses Roblox of putting kids at risk

Tennessee’s attorney general is suing Roblox over child safety concerns. Parents say the platform can spark creativity but also exposes children to serious risks.

Tennessee AG sues Roblox, alleging platform puts children at risk

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is suing Roblox, accusing the popular online gaming platform of putting children ...

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.

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 sight.
ABC News

AI's impact could worsen gaps between world's rich and poor, a UN report says

A new report by the United Nations Development Program is urging governments to focus more on how artificial intelligence technologies might affect people already disadvantaged in a data-driven world ...
The New York Times

Jakarta Shoots to No. 1 in World Population Ranking From No. 33. How?

The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it measures urban populations. By John Yoon Jakarta, Indonesia’s vibrant, overcrowded ...
MLive

Popular gaming platform used by millions of kids makes major safety change

A popular gaming platform has blocked children from talking to adult strangers. Roblox announced this week that full chat access will require facial age checks. The new policy starts in December for ...
The Conversation

Roblox set to start checking people’s ages. But it will need to do more to keep kids safe

Lisa M. Given receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Association for Information Science and Technology.
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 ...