Under the embattled company’s new system, users who verify their age will only be allowed to chat with others in a similar age range—unless they are classified as a ‘Trusted Connection.’ As it faces a ...
New York (CNN) — 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 ...
Two new lawsuits filed in Los Angeles and Riverside counties accuse the popular online platforms of creating an unsafe ...
Lawsuit claims teenager was coerced by adult pretending to be child on gaming platforms ...
A key element of the lawsuit is Uthmeier’s office’s claim that Roblox “attracts vulnerable child users by design.” The court action details investigations by Uthmeier’s office that he claims uncovered ...
A Los Angeles County mother said her daughter met a sexual predator on the popular children’s gaming platform Roblox, ...
Roblox is introducing a new age-based chat system. Users will undergo age verification using facial scans or government IDs. This will place them into narrow age groups, restricting private chats ...
The private online space was made accessible to five-year-old gamers in a ‘mislabelling’ error — but it was not the only one.