Russian ban on Roblox gaming platform sparks rare protest

Several dozen people protested on Sunday in the Siberian city of Tomsk against Russia's ban on U.S. children's gaming ...

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 ...
KeenGamer

3 Ways to Fix the Roblox “Content Not Accessible” Error on Windows PCs

Discover how you can fix the Roblox "Content not accessible" error on Windows PCs with the potential remedies in this article ...

Holiday-Shopping Cheat Sheet! Here’s What Nearly 50% of Kids Want for Christmas This Year

Drumroll, please! More than 43% of U.S. kids want in-game currency for video games as a holiday gift, according to a survey ...
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 ...
PC Gamer

Interview with Roblox CEO kicks off with an unbelievable answer about its predator problem being 'not just a problem, but an opportunity,' and somehow just gets crazier from there

Roblox CEO David Baszucki is taking heat for a recent podcast interview with the New York Times, in which he discussed the platform's new AI-powered age gating technology, dismissed accusations that ...
The Independent

Roblox takes rare step to prevent children from talking with adults on gaming platform

Online gaming giant Roblox has just announced it will start checking users’ ages from early December in an attempt to stop children and teenagers talking with adults. In what the company has described ...
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 ...
CBC.ca

Roblox increases safety guidelines with age verification, grouping users into age-based chats

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

Ubisoft admits AI-generated loading screen "slipped through" into final build of Anno 117: Pax Romana

Ubisoft has told Anno 117: Pax Romana fans that it will be replacing an AI-generated loading screen image, insisting it had "slipped through" and had only meant to be used as a placeholder. The Steam ...
TechCrunch

Google takes on Pinterest with a dedicated ‘inspirational’ images tab in its mobile app

Google is adding a new feature to its mobile app that could potentially challenge Pinterest in becoming users’ first stop for inspirational imagery: a dedicated images tab. The company announced on ...
Forbes

What Is Happening With Roblox Stock?

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 22: A selection of "Roblox" toys are seen on a display at the annual "Toy Fair" at Olympia London (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Roblox (RBLX)’s stock has soared nearly 92 ...