Despite a court challenge, Australia will ban children under 16 from having accounts on certain social media platforms ...

The United States wants big tech companies like Apple to protect children online by adding age verification safeguards to the ...

In the next two weeks, social media platforms will start deactivating accounts for children under 16 in Australia under new laws designed to reduce harm online. Other countries are watching, but some ...

No person under the age of 16 will be punished if they are caught sneaking into an account on the age-restricted social media ...

Roblox is currently facing lawsuits from several states, including Florida, Louisiana and Texas, as well as a recent ban in ...

Named platforms include Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Snapchat, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit, and the streaming services Kick and Twitch.

CEO David Baszucki shared how seriously Roblox has taken safety from an early stage. As Roblox faces a swathe of fresh criticism, concern, and lawsuits over child safety, co-founder and CEO David ...

Age Estimation is the next big thing in Roblox. Instead of relying solely on self-reported ages, which allowed all kinds of ...

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Roblox is introducing a new age-based chat system. Users will undergo age verification using facial scans or government IDs.

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 ...

Popular social game platform Roblox has begun its voluntary age checks for players using in-game chat features. The change ...