Live and immersive: Reimagining live music for younger audiences

Real-time volumetric streaming - placing audiences into live events is making music more accessible - through immersive, ...
TechCrunch

Roblox banned in Russia, local media says

The online gaming platform Roblox has been banned in Russia, according to a report from Russian state media. Roblox is a user-generated content platform where players can create and share their own ...
The Business Journals

Roblox expansion could push Bay Meadows footprint near 1 million square feet

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Gaming company enters talks for ...
The Business Journals

Roblox could become one of Bay Area's largest office tenants with new Bay Meadows lease

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The videogame maker is eyeing ...
Wired

He Hunted Alleged Groomers on Roblox. Then the Company Banned Him

Last month, Kentucky attorney general Russell Coleman announced the details of yet another lawsuit against Roblox over suspected pedophiles lurking on the hugely popular gaming platform. While doing ...
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 ...
WPRI 12

Former Bay View athletic director accused of defrauding Florida university

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — St. Mary Academy – Bay View’s former athletic director has been accused of defrauding his former employer out of thousands of dollars, 12 News has learned. John Sung, 47 ...
WHIO

Ohio mother files lawsuit against Roblox, claiming predators targeted son

The mother claims the game has failed to provide safeguards for children and created a breeding ground for predators. According to WOIO-19, the Dolman Law Group filed the lawsuit on behalf of the ...
WPRI 12

Bay View athletic director arrested on warrant out of Florida

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — St. Mary Academy – Bay View has fired its athletic director after he was arrested Wednesday afternoon in East Providence. In a statement to 12 News, Bay View spokesman ...
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.
CBS News

Roblox announces measures to strengthen protections for minors

Roblox, the popular online gaming platform that hosts millions of user-created games, said Tuesday it is strengthening protections for minors. Roblox said it will soon require players to use ...
NBC Bay Area

Roblox steps up age checks and groups younger users into age-based chats

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