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.
Wired

He Hunted Alleged Groomers on Roblox. Then the Company Banned Him

Last month, Kentucky attorney general Russell Coleman announced the details of yet another lawsuit against Roblox over suspected pedophiles lurking on the hugely popular gaming platform. While doing ...
IEEE

User-Perceived Quality and Functional Suitability of Representations of DEMO’s Process and Fact Models: Conclusions From a Family of Three Studies

Abstract: Clear and cognitively compelling diagrams representing organizational reality are crucial for structured communication, proper information systems implementation, and ultimately, ...
gematsu

GRIME II demo now available

A demo for Metroidvania / action adventure game sequel GRIME II is now available for PC via Steam, publisher Kwalee and developer Clover Bite announced. The demo lets players explore the Temple of ...
GameSpot

Roblox CEO Responds To Child Predator Concerns Poorly

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Developer Roblox Corporation recently introduced a new face-scanning feature as a way to increase child safety protection on its game creation ...
GameSpot

Ubisoft Shows Off Generative AI Game Demo Called Teammates

During an investor presentation earlier today, Ubisoft showed off Teammates, a new R&D game experience that utilizes generative AI. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot also described the advent of generative ...
Mumbrella

Snap ANZ comms chief quits, joins Roblox amid age-check launch

Snap’s head of communications for Australia and New Zealand has departed the social media giant to join Roblox, in what appears to be the gaming platform’s first local communications hire. Claire ...
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 ...
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.
CBS News

Roblox announces measures to strengthen protections for minors

Roblox, the popular online gaming platform that hosts millions of user-created games, said Tuesday it is strengthening protections for minors. Roblox said it will soon require players to use ...