Roblox now requires an age check if you want to chat

“Tens of millions of daily active users have already completed an age check, and we expect many more to follow,” Roblox says.

Australia Banned Social Media for Kids Under 16—Should the U.S. Follow Suit?

Australia has already banned social media for kids under 16, and multiple U.S. states have cut off accounts, citing numerous ...

Tablet parental controls explained: what you need to know and how to stop your kids bypassing them

Think your tablet's parental controls are foolproof? Kids can often find loopholes. Learn how the free tools from Apple and ...
Wired

The Military Almost Got the Right to Repair. Lawmakers Just Took It Away

The final language of the annual bill that funds the US military is in. It removes provisions that would have helped ensure service members’ ability to fix their own equipment. US lawmakers have ...
BGR

Samsung Might Finally Fix One Of The Most Annoying Notification Issues On Galaxy Phones

We're still a long way off from knowing everything that Samsung has in store for One UI 8.5, which will bring even more of Android 16's newest features to Galaxy phones. However, as more One UI 8.5 ...
Bleeping Computer

Russia blocks Roblox over distribution of LGBT "propaganda"

Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecommunications watchdog, has blocked access to the Roblox online gaming platform for failing to stop the distribution of what it described as LGBT propaganda and extremist ...
Android Authority

Samsung could soon have a fix for excessive notification ad spam on Galaxy phones

Samsung’s One UI 8.5 could alleviate notification spam by blocking specific apps. As per a recent leak, One UI 8.5 may put apps with “excessive ad” spam into a state of “deep sleep.” It may also begin ...
Game Rant

How to Reroll Your Race in The Forge Roblox

Artur is a copywriter and SEO specialist, as well as a small business owner. In his free time, he loves to play computer games and is glad that he was able to connect his professional career with his ...
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 ...
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

The feature will be rolled out globally by January 2026. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred source on Google ...
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 ...
TechCrunch

Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January

Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, ...