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Warning over 'alarming' scale of child grooming in online games

P arents are being warned of the dangers children face during online gaming sessions including exploitation and being groomed ...
Kashmir Life

The Technology Trap

A retreat to Wales meant to rediscover peace collapses under the weight of digital addiction, as broadcaster Nayeema Ahmad ...

Roblox banned in Russia, local media says

Russia's communications agency cited the presence of LGBTQ content on the platform as one of the reasons behind the ban.
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 ...
Outrun Gaming on MSN

'Horrible': Age-based Roblox chats impact moderation, gameplay

Just a few weeks have passed since popular online game platform Roblox announced it would implement new facial age-estimation ...
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 ...
The New York Times

Russian Humanoid Robot Falls on Its Face in Hyped Debut

The robot, known as AIDOL, staggered onstage during a technology showcase in Moscow. Organizers blamed the mishap on calibration and lighting issues. By Neil Vigdor and Sanjana Varghese It was an ...
PCGamesN

Roblox is rolling out face ID age checks to stop older players from chatting to kids, but will it actually work?

As various countries continue to crack down on online safety, Roblox has confirmed that it's rolling out a new age verification system for players who want to use the in-game chat feature. The system ...
Yahoo

IShowSpeed Brings Iconic Face Meme to Roblox

IShowSpeed recently recreated the iconic meme face from his 2021 livestream. For those unfamiliar, he originally went viral after reacting to a kid’s comment: “My mom is kinda homeless.” The remark ...

Roblox steps up age checks, groups younger users into age-based chats

After users go through the age checks, they will be assigned to age groups ranging from under 9, 9 to 12, 13 to 15, 16 to 17, 18 to 20 and over 21. Users will then be able to chat with their age group ...
Biometric Update

Can facial age estimation save Roblox from more lawsuits?

Come January, if you want to chat in the popular social gaming site, you’ll need to let digital identity firm Persona ...
Variety

Roblox to Require All Users to Verify Age With Facial Estimation Tech to Access Chat Features Beginning in December

Roblox will launch facial age checks as a requirement for all users who want to access communication features beginning next month. The gaming platform has also implemented age-based chats to limit ...