Kaspersky flags malware posing as Roblox and GTAV mods to steal crypto data

Kaspersky has uncovered a new malware that hides within fake game mods and cheats to steal crypto wallet data and sensitive ...

Tennessee sues Roblox; says game lures children into dangerous environment with sexual activity, predators

The Tennessee Attorney General announced the lawsuit on Thursday, Dec. 18, saying the company has "deceived Tennesseans" ...
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 ...
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 ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Roblox Black Friday 2025: All of this year's cosmetics

Searching for the latest cosmetic drop from Roblox's 2025 Black Friday event? If you tuned in last year, you'll know that Roblox's makers love using Black Friday as an excuse to wheel out some old ...
kottke.org

Meet the Aphantasics, Those Who Can’t See Mental Images

We’ve talked before about how some people can picture things in their heads quite vividly and others can’t at all. The latter group has a condition called aphantasia. As soon as I close my eyes, what ...
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 New York Times

The A.I. Boom Has Found Another Gear. Why Can’t People Shake Their Worries?

It is a time of superlatives in the tech industry, with historic profits, stock prices and deal prices. It’s enough to make some people very nervous. It is a time of superlatives in the tech industry, ...
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 ...
The Hill

Roblox steps up age checks, will group 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 ...