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.
MIT Technology Review

How I learned to stop worrying and love AI slop

Speaking with popular AI content creators convinces me that “slop” isn’t just the internet rotting in real time, but the ...
WDBJ

New stop-arm cameras on Radford school buses aim to increase safety, road awarness

RADFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - Radford City Public School leaders say safety is the number-one priority at all schools, and now they’re adding an extra set of eyes on all school buses to make sure safety ...
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

The feature will be rolled out globally by January 2026. 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 ...
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 ...
PCGamesN

Roblox is rolling out face ID age checks to stop older players from chatting to kids, but will it actually work?

As various countries continue to crack down on online safety, Roblox has confirmed that it's rolling out a new age verification system for players who want to use the in-game chat feature. The system ...
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, ...
Mashable

Want to chat on Roblox? You'll need to verify your age.

Roblox chat will only be available to users whose age is estimated. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Dima Berlin / iStock / Getty / Roblox The gaming platform Roblox will begin using age ...
OPB

Skamania County Sheriff’s Office to stop using controversial Flock cameras

Aaron of L.A. Photography / Shutterstock Skamania County Sheriff Summer Scheyer announced this week that her office would discontinue using Flock Safety cameras over concerns that a recent Washington ...
WTOP News

‘It’s all about safety’: Stop sign cameras installed in Prince George’s Co. are seeing positive results

So far this year, 10 different municipalities in Prince George’s County, Maryland, have either adopted or plan to adopt the use of stop sign cameras. But, they aren’t the first. Places such as Berwyn ...