Columbus Dispatch

How much snow will Columbus get overnight? Winter weather advisory issued

December is swinging in with more snow for Columbus and most of central and southern Ohio. The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a winter weather advisory for the Columbus, Franklin ...
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 ...
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, ...
Los Angeles Times

Roblox to scan users’ faces to verify age amid persistent child safety concerns

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Roblox, a popular gaming platform that’s faced growing scrutiny over child safety concerns, said Tuesday it will ...
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 ...
TechCrunch

Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January

Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, ...
WUSA

Boom or bust? How much snow to expect in the DMV 2025-2026

Ready or not - winter is coming! Your WUSA9 Weather Impact Team has put together the 2025 - 2026 Winter Weather Outlook. Let's start with a look back at last winter. Winter 2024 - 2025: Not a bad ...
Forbes

Roblox Stock Is Falling, Should You Add More?

CANADA - 2025/10/04: In this photo illustration, the Roblox Corporation logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) ...
Polygon

How to make it rain in Pokémon Legends: Z-A

In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, some of the Pokédex progression is locked by the weather, as you'll need it to rain in order to evolve one of the slipperiest Pokémon in the game. There's not a great way to ...
WJHL-TV

Florida AG issues subpoena to Roblox for child protection policies

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida’s attorney general issued a subpoena to the popular online gaming platform Roblox on Monday, demanding information about how the platform sets age-verification ...
inforum

Cass County teen sues Roblox, says she was targeted by ‘predator’ on game

SAN MATEO, Calif. — A Cass County woman has filed a federal lawsuit against online gaming giant Roblox Corporation, alleging she was sexually exploited by a man who posed as a peer on the app when she ...