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.

She just wanted to play Roblox with friends. Then the messages from a predator began.

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

Roblox sued by Southern California families alleging children met predators on its platform

The San Mateo, Calif., company has faced scrutiny over child safety concerns but has been rolling out new features to protect ...

Tennessee sues Roblox; says game lures children into dangerous environment with sexual activity, predators

The Tennessee Attorney General announced the lawsuit on Thursday, Dec. 18, saying the company has "deceived Tennesseans" ...

Child sexual exploitation lawsuits against Roblox centralized in San Francisco

Nearly 80 lawsuits accusing videogame platform Roblox of knowingly facilitating child sexual exploitation will be centralized ...
WKAR

Roblox bets on facial scanning to keep its youngest users safe

The wildly popular online gaming platform Roblox has started rolling out facial age verification to enhance its security measures. The move follows a string of lawsuits alleging the platform has ...

Florida sues Roblox, accuses gaming platform of 'pedophile landscape'

The Florida Attorney General's Office has sued gaming platform Roblox, claiming the site markets to children but does not ...
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.