Indiatimes

Roblox under fire as critics warn facial-recognition fix may put children at even greater risk

Roblox faces renewed criticism over its new facial-recognition age verification system. While intended to enhance child safety by grouping players by age, critics fear it introduces new risks, ...
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 ...
Hindustan Times

Exclusive | Adivi Sesh to put on his dancing shoes for the first time, will do a dance number in Dacoit

Actor Adivi Sesh is known for his action and thriller films like Kshanam, Evaru and Major in Indian film industry but he is embracing a new skill. We have exclusively learnt that for the first time in ...
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 ...
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 ...
CNN

Lawsuits claim Roblox endangers kids. New AI age verification aims to block them from chatting with adults

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph ...
TechCrunch

Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January

Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, ...
BBC

Roblox blocks children from chatting to adult strangers

Children will no longer be able to chat to adult strangers on Roblox - one of the world's most popular gaming platforms - as part of an expansion of its safety measures. Mandatory age checks will be ...
Sportskeeda

"That ends a meme era": Netizens react after Roblox seemingly bans all usernames containing the number '69'

David Baszucki, founder and CEO of Roblox, presents at the Roblox Developer Conference on August 10, 2019 in Burlingame, California. (Image via Getty) Roblox players have been left confused and ...
The Guardian

My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world

In seven days my young alter ego is cyberbullied and attacked while exploring clubs, casinos and horror games, all with parental controls in place. Is the platform safe for children – or an ‘X-rated ...
KETV Omaha

'We want accountability': Nebraskan sues Roblox over child predator allegations

SUING A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION. HE’S DEMANDING JUSTICE FROM ROADBLOCKS. BIG COMPANY. A LOT OF PARENTS HAVE HEARD OF THIS. THEY’RE ACCUSED OF BEING A SAFE HAVEN FOR CHILD SEX PREDATORS. IT’S A ...
MarketWatch

Microsoft can't put a number on the revenue it's missing out on due to capacity constraints

Deutsche Bank's Brad Zelnick tried to get Microsoft to quantify how much revenue it was losing out on due to its inability to meet all its Azure demand, but he came up empty handed. "It's probably ...