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 ...

‘Tech bros have stolen my family’: Sydney household debates social media ban

Things get real when Hamish, Cristina, Ariel and Elena De Souza-Bell chat about the social media ban and how it will impact ...

Finding it hard to keep up with AI research? Roblox's CEO says you're not alone

Roblox CEO David Baszucki said that it was "hard to get to a position where you can understand all of those research papers." ...

Roblox Isn’t Playing Games. Why the Stock Could Jump 50%.

Because of that timing issue, Roblox’s income statement is a sea of red. In the third quarter, the company lost $256 million on $1.4 billion of revenue, a per share loss of 37 cents. More important ...

TikTok is making ‘upsetting’ changes to comply with the social media ban. Here’s how it will work

What will life look like for under-16s waking up on December 10? As D-Day inches closer, tech giants like Google’s Youtube are starting to drip-feed logistical information to the masses.

Ask yourself why Sen. Bernie Moreno really wants to abolish dual citizenship: Today in Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio - U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno wants to strip dual citizenship for Americans. Why? He says it’s “all or nothing.” ...
techtimes

How to Make 'Roblox' Clothes and Sell Them: A Complete Guide to Shirt Templates and Earning Robux

Creating custom outfits in "Roblox" has become one of the most popular ways for young creators to express themselves and even earn Robux. Whether you enjoy fashion, want to design your own style, or ...

Roblox ban sparks protests in Russia

Russia banned Roblox earlier this month over concerns that it is "rife with inappropriate content that can negatively impact ...
Kansas City Star

Mass ‘Black Friday’ text urges KC residents not to sign anti-gerrymander campaign

A photograph from a mass text message sent across Missouri that appears to oppose a campaign to strike down Missouri’s congressional map. SUBMITTED Reality Check is a Star series holding those with ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...