How to keep your children safer online – a guide to parental controls on iPhone and Android phones

A smartphone gives your child some independence, whether that’s talking to their friends, using apps they want to use, or ...

Australia's under 16s social media ban: How it works and could the UK bring in a similar law?

Australia is leading the way as it has become the world's first country to ban children under the age of 16 from using social media. But the move hasn't come without controversy.

Roblox The Forge Wiki – A Complete Game Guide and Walkthrough

Check out The Forge Wiki by Beebom to learn all the gameplay mechanics, including the ore effects, pickaxe and weapons ...
The Courier-Mail

Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s: Everything you need to know

The sweeping restrictions will limit access to popular platforms for younger teens, with parents, teachers and tech experts weighing in on what it means for families. Ahead of the ban, we answer 54 of ...
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 ...
Ars Technica

Return to the year 2000 with classic multiplayer DOS games in your browser

Over the past couple of weeks, friends and colleagues have made me aware of multiple ingeniously implemented, browser-based ways to play classic MS-DOS and Windows games with other people on basically ...
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 ...
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 ...
Action News Jax

Roblox rolls out new age verification feature for chat use

JACKSOVNILLE, Fla. — The popular children’s gaming platform ROBLOX rolled out a new safety feature meant to ensure that children playing the game interact with other kids their own age. Roblox wants ...
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 ...