Video game maker Roblox said on Monday that it is implementing new safety measures for users under 13, including permanently removing the ability to message others outside games on its platform.

Roblox will not let users under the age of 13 message others outside of games and experiences on the platform, the company said Friday. Roblox also announced a series of other built-in protections for ...

Roblox, one of the most popular kids’ apps in the world, is now requiring children as young as nine years old to submit a video selfie for age verification. While the developer is doing this for good ...

Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to chat with other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to communicate with people ...

One month after short sellers tarred Roblox as a “pedophile hellscape,” the video game platform is taking new steps to safeguard the tens of millions of kids who log on every day. “We're trying to ...

New age restrictions are cropping up everywhere these days, and controversial game platform Robloxis now making a change of its own. Roblox has been dealing with extensive backlash surrounding child ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Gaming platform Roblox will require users to verify their age using facial recognition software to chat with other players, a company executive said, with the goal of limiting ...

WASHINGTON — Roblox, one of the most popular kids' games in the world, is now requiring users to submit a photo of themselves with their government ID to use the chat function, or a selfie for ...

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, ...

New data shows US police have arrested "at least 2 dozen" people since 2018 "accused of abducting or abusing victims" they'd met on Roblox. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Former Zynga chief technology officer Nick Tornow has joined Roblox as its new vice president of engineering for development. He will be leading and scaling one of Roblox’s engineering teams with an ...