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 ...

How to disable ACR on your TV (and why you should do it ASAP)

Your Samsung, LG, and even Sony TV comes with privacy risks. Here's how to avoid one of the biggest with just a few steps.
Decrypt

New Malware Poses as Roblox Mods to Steal Crypto Credentials

The Stealka malware is inserted into pirated mods for video games including Roblox, and can lift sensitive info from apps.
FandomWire

Roblox Twitch Drop: How to Claim the Purple Noob Badge

Roblox is giving away free Twitch Drops, and this time, it's an exclusive Purple Noob chat badge. Here's how you can claim this Twitch Drop easily.

Is your Roku or Fire TV streaming device tracking you? It's possible - how I put an end to it

Streaming devices, such as Fire TV Sticks and Chromecasts, collect personal data for various purposes. If that makes you uneasy, here's how to regain some control.

Hidden in plain sight: Mom discovers 'calculator' app on child's phone was vault for predator chats

A Nassau County mother found an innocent-looking calculator app. She was horrified to find out what it was really hiding and ...
TechCrunch

Roblox CEO interview gets heated over child safety

Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki join e d The New York Times’ Hard Fork podcast to discuss the gaming platform’s new age-verification feature — but he seemed to get frustrated at the number of questions ...
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 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

Interview with Roblox CEO kicks off with an unbelievable answer about its predator problem being 'not just a problem, but an opportunity,' and somehow just gets crazier from there

Whose idea was this? Oh, it was Baszucki's. 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 Roblox CEO ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Roblox Bid for Ad Riches Collides With Wary Sponsors, Developers

Roblox Corp. executives have been trying to get advertisers to market their wares in the gaming platform’s virtual worlds since the company went public in 2021. It’s a chance for brands to reach the ...
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.