Cracks in Social Media Platforms Allow Kids Under 13 Access to Content on Fraud, Drugs and Other Illicit Activity

Malwarebytes, a global leader in online protection, released new research that explores how social media and gaming platforms from Discord to YouTube handle children's online use. Malwarebytes found ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

All Races and passive abilities in Abyss

This guide lists all of the races in Abyss on Roblox, as well as the passive skills and special abilities you'll earn by ...

Is Virtual Reality Really Dead?

Meta’s losses and Apple Vision Pro’s struggle suggest VR is dead. But beyond empty corporate worlds, a more human medium is ...
NBC 7 San Diego

Roblox rolls out new age verification to keep children safer while gaming

Roblox is rolling out a new security feature aimed at protecting children who play and chat with strangers online, requiring users to complete a facial age check before accessing communication tools ...
Newsweek

Roblox Update: New Checks Required To Access Chat

The popular online gaming platform Roblox is rolling out global age verification checks to access its chat feature after a soft launch in select regions late last year. The company told Newsweek, ...
Pocket Gamer.Biz

Roblox reveals new Homepage Feature and expands programmatic partnerships

Roblox unveiled a new premium homepage ad format at CES 2026, offering CPM-based reach at the platform’s main entry point. Clicking homepage ads converts brand video creative into interactive 3D ...
ABC7

Roblox, Discord hit with sex exploitation lawsuits in LA and Riverside counties

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- For nearly 20 years, Roblox has kept kids entertained with more than 85 million people using the online gaming platform each day, but two new lawsuits allege the online gaming ...
KSAT

Roblox adding new age-verification system after lawsuits involving child exploitation, assault

SAN ANTONIO – Roblox, a popular social gaming platform containing millions of user-created games, has reported around 40% of its 84 million users are under 13 years old. Many families play together ...
Columbus Dispatch

Roblox addresses predators with new age-verification and chat rules

Roblox is introducing new safety features to limit interactions between adults and minors on its platform. Users will need to verify their age with a government ID or facial scan to use chat features.
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 ...
ConsumerAffairs

Roblox’s new age-check requirement: What parents need to know

Roblox is the first online gaming or communication platform to require facial age checks to access chat, establishing a new industry standard. The rollout began with a voluntary age check period. The ...