Justin Patchin, criminal justice professor at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, on new age verification guidelines for the online gaming platform Roblox, and tips for parents to protect their ...

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know.

Australia has started deactivating Meta accounts for under-16s as a new law limits youth access to major social platforms.

Age verification and ID-based measures are increasingly implemented by tech companies like Apple and Google despite risks ...

Roblox recently clarified its age verification requirement for gamers who chat with strangers on the platform. Children will only be able to chat with other children, ...

Roblox is the first online gaming or communication platform to require facial age checks to access chat, establishing a new ...

The platform has introduced an age-verification system following failures to protect minors, who are exposed to contact with ...

It comes at a time when the online gaming giant faces several lawsuits and growing calls to be included in Australia’s social ...

Facing pressure from states and families, Roblox will require players to use AI-powered technology that helps verify their ...

After facial checks, users will be placed into six age groups. By default, they'll only be allowed to chat with others in the ...

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

Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing ...