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

I traveled to Roblox's headquarters to do a demo of a new safety feature it says will help protect child users.

Roblox is one of the world’s most popular kids’ games, but lawsuits around the country allege predators are hiding in plain sight.

We packed over 1,000 Roblox players into a single server—and things got absolutely chaotic. From lag spikes to hilarious glitches and unexpected moments, this was one of the wildest experiments we’ve ...

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 ...

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 ...

Roblox still earns very little from ads despite 150 million daily users. Developers avoid ads because payouts are low and gameplay feels disrupted. Advertisers are cautious due to child privacy laws ...

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.

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Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people ...