‘PLAYGROUND FOR PREDATORS’: Texas third state to sue gaming titan, Roblox, for child endangerment

At the beginning of November Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, filed a lawsuit against the popular gaming platform, Roblox.
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Roblox Rolls Out Age-Verification Requirement for Chat Amid Child Safety Criticism

Roblox, the online gaming platform that has been under fire due to child safety concerns, has introduced age-verification software that uses facial scanning to estimate the age of players. The system ...
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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 ...
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New Roblox age checks to stop children from speaking with adult strangers

Amid growing concerns about child safety, Roblox is rolling out age verification checks to prevent children from speaking with adults online. Roblox is one of the biggest gaming platforms in the world ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Roblox adding new age-verification system after lawsuits involving child exploitation, assault

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 and love the app ...
The Daily Telegraph

Roblox to require facial scans to protect children from adult conversations online

Roblox announced the launch of its new age-estimation system, with the checks initially available as a voluntary feature before becoming mandatory for Australian users in the first week of December, ...

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Roblox age checks to stop kids from talking to adults

Amid growing concerns about child safety, Roblox is rolling out age verification checks to prevent children from speaking with adults online. Roblox is one of the biggest gaming platforms in the world ...

Cloudflare crash hits X and ChatGPT — is your data safe? was it a breach? Cloudflare confirms a surge in unusual traffic behind the major outage

Cloudflare confirms a surge in unusual traffic behind the major outage. The disruption began around 6:20 a.m. ET. Users across the U.S. saw login failures and server errors. X logged more than twenty ...
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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 ...