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 ...
GameSpot

Roblox CEO Responds To Child Predator Concerns Poorly

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Developer Roblox Corporation recently introduced a new face-scanning feature as a way to increase child safety protection on its game creation ...

How to see the total number of minutes played on Apple Music?

Do you want to see the total number of minutes you spent listening to music on Apple Music the previous year? Know how!

How you lose control of your phone with a single WhatsApp click

Gurgaon: A 78-year-old man losing Rs 23 crore after being shown an AI-generated video of \"CBI officers\" is not an isolated ...
PC Gamer

Interview with Roblox CEO kicks off with an unbelievable answer about its predator problem being 'not just a problem, but an opportunity,' and somehow just gets crazier from there

Roblox CEO David Baszucki is taking heat for a recent podcast interview with the New York Times, in which he discussed the platform's new AI-powered age gating technology, dismissed accusations that ...
GameSpot

Is Roblox Safe? A Parent's Guide To Roblox Safety Policies

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Games have entertained children and adults alike since their inception, but some are themed and geared towards a younger audience. However, with ...
Bitdefender

How Harmful Online Groups Work and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Children

How harmful online groups recruit kids and the simple steps parents can take to act fast when something feels off.

AI ransomware: New threat as scammers exploit online voices

Even more overwhelming is that 96 percent of Americans receive weekly phone calls from scammers, which Kerbs said is one of ...
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.
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 ...
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

Roblox is to become the first major gaming platform where facial age verification will be mandatory to access any chat features. In 2024, the platform averaged over 80 million players a day, ...