The gaming platform poses both content concerns and safety risks that put minors in “the Devil’s crosshairs.” The company says tighter restrictions are coming.

A new safety feature is now in effect for Roblox users. Players are required to undergo age verification if they want to chat ...

Roblox is adding facial age verification to limit who kids can chat with online and strengthen protections for younger gamers.

The age-check system relies primarily on facial age estimation using a video selfie captured through a device camera.

Roblox, one of the world’s most popular online gaming platforms with tens of millions of daily players, experienced a ...

MOSCOW — Russian children have flooded President Vladimir Putin with pleas to restore access to Roblox, a gaming platform hugely popular with kids and teenagers that was abruptly blocked across the ...

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla — In four parts, with this being the third, First Coast News will show you the real methods predators use: how they groom, how they lie, and how they win a child’s trust. Macy was ...

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. — A Nassau County mom is suing popular gaming platform Roblox, accusing it of creating a breeding ground for child predators. The family’s attorney, Sadi Antonmattei, said an ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A mother and her 14-year-old son living in Oklahoma County have filed a lawsuit against ‘Roblox,’ alleging sexual exploitation. In the lawsuit, attorneys describe the app as a ...

A Johnson County father filed a federal lawsuit against Roblox on Nov. 19, alleging that the online gaming platform enabled the sexual exploitation of his 11-year-old daughter. The father, identified ...

Roblox is in a tight spot. After years of reports involving child predators on Roblox, the company faces pressure from the public and government to clean up its platform. The company's solution, ...

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.