As Hollywood Navigates Roblox and Fortnite, What’s Working — and What Isn’t

How Roblox and Fortnite are being utilized by Hollywood studios to spread brand awareness, even as safety proves to be an ...

'Just one tiny dot': Detectives reveal the alarming tricks online predators use to target kids

See how one tiny dot can set up your child to become prey to an online sexual predator. And see how fast they can groom young kids from casual chat to sex.

Australia is banning young teens from social media. Could it happen in the US?

A world-first ban on major social media platforms for children under the age of 16 goes into effect in Australia on Wednesday. And regulators, parents and teenagers around the globe are watching ...
TheWrap

Tarantino in Fortnite Is the Latest Collision of Hollywood and Gaming

Two Sundays ago, I booted up my PlayStation 5 excited to watch a new, previously unreleased chapter from Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” saga. But instead of opening up Amazon, Netflix, YouTube or any ...
soapcentral

“It is indescribable”: IT: Welcome to Derry star Matilda Lawler talks about how horrifying it was to see Bill Skarsgård in costume the first time

IT: Welcome to Derry is the prequel series that shows us the origins of the Clown Pennywise, who is known for being the terrifying entity of the IT franchise. Bill Skarsgård, who played the character ...
Insider Monkey

Roblox (RBLX): An ARK Heavyweight Where Analysts See Significant Upside Potential

Roblox Corp. (NYSE:RBLX) is among the top 10 stocks to buy from Cathie Wood’s stock portfolio. With $736 million value, Roblox is the fifth-largest position in ARK Investment Management’s 13F equity ...
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

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 ...
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.
PC Gamer

Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put 'common-sense limits' on the age ranges users can chat within

The feature will be rolled out globally by January 2026. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred source on Google ...
ABC News

Epstein files bill passes resoundingly in House with only 1 no vote

The bill will now head to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain. After months of anticipation, the House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill ordering the release of the ...