The platform's chat filter can also recognize when abbreviations, numbers, or symbols are being used to express profanities.

Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, the communication and digital affairs minister says. Meutya Hafid in a statement to media Friday said that she has signed a ...

From 28 March, accounts belonging to under-16s on platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Roblox, YouTube and X will ...

2:27 Tumbler Ridge shooter: What we know about Jesse Van Rootselaar Just days after the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting left eight people dead and dozens more injured, at least two online platforms ...

A month after introducing mandatory facial verification for access to chats on its platform, Roblox says 45% of its daily active users have undergone age checks as of January 31. To complete the ...

Half of the U.S. population under the age of 16 are playing Roblox. Here's how to keep your kids safe on the platform. Credit: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Grow a Garden. 99 Nights in the ...

A family says their 15-year-old disappeared two weeks ago in New York City, where they believe he went intending to meet someone he met online. Thomas Medlin was last seen on Friday, Jan. 9 around ...

A new mandatory safety feature requires Roblox users in the U.S. to submit to facial age estimation via the app to access its chat feature. The online gaming platform announced it was implementing the ...

Roblox's AI-powered age verification system is stumbling out of the gate just one week after roll out. Credit: George Chan/Getty Images Roblox kicked off 2026 by attempting to deal with its most ...

Just days after launching, Roblox’s much-hyped AI-powered age verification system is a complete mess. Roblox’s face scanning system, which estimates peoples’ ages before they can access the platform’s ...