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 ...

Iowa lawsuit against Roblox seeks better child safety features

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird's lawsuit alleges that Roblox has not done enough to make its online platform safe from ...
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 ...
Insider Monkey

Roblox Corporation (RBLX) Expands Facial Age Checks for Communication

Roblox Corporation (NYSE:RBLX) is one of the Best Communication and Media Stocks to Buy Now. On November 18, Roblox Corporation (NYSE:RBLX) announced the expansion of facial age checks for ...
Columbus Dispatch

Roblox addresses predators with new age-verification and chat rules

Roblox is introducing new safety features to limit interactions between adults and minors on its platform. Users will need to verify their age with a government ID or facial scan to use chat features.
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 ...
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Roblox introduces age-based chat to enhance child safety

VEHICLE. THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE POPULAR GAMING PLATFORM ROBLOX, CONTINUES TO FACE LAWSUITS AND BACKLASH. SOME CLAIM THEY AREN’T DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT KIDS. ALIYAH CHAVEZ JOINS US IN STUDIO AFTER ...
Movieguide

Roblox Can Now Estimate a Player’s Age—Here’s How and Why

Roblox introduced an update to its player safety that included a tool that estimates a player’s age after taking a scan of their face. “Facial age estimation allows eligible users aged 13 and older to ...
TechSpot

Roblox will now restrict chat by age group, verified with selfie-based scans

In context: Roblox is a gaming platform with a massive audience of teens and younger players. Authorities worldwide have criticized the service as a potential grooming ground for predators, but 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.