Roblox, Snapchat sued for alleged sexploitation after Arkansas child is targeted by predators

A child sexploitation lawsuit has been filed against Roblox Corporation and Snap, Inc. after a child from Lonoke County was ...
Mashable

Want to chat on Roblox? You'll need to verify your age.

Roblox chat will only be available to users whose age is estimated. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Dima Berlin / iStock / Getty / Roblox The gaming platform Roblox will begin using age ...
CNN

Lawsuits claim Roblox endangers kids. New AI age verification aims to block them from ...

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

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 ...
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, ...
cbs12.com

Roblox to scan gamers' faces to verify age to protect children

Stuart sting nabs Florida man sending explicit images to '13-year-old girl' A 22-year-old man is in custody after Stuart police say he tried to message a “13-year-old girl” who was really ...
PC Gamer

Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put ...

Roblox is to become the first major gaming platform where facial age verification will be mandatory to access any chat features. In 2024, the platform averaged over 80 million players a day, ...

Russia shutters FaceTime as it tightens control over apps & communication

Russia has cut off FaceTime over unproven terrorism support claims, and the move reflects a trend shared by governments ...
CNET

You've Heard About Smart Home Hacking: Here's How It Works and How Likely It Is

You may have heard the recent news of over 100,000 Korean home cameras being hacked to spy on people, and I wouldn't blame you if news like that makes you worry about smart homes and how safe new ...
Dexerto

All Game of the Year winners at The Game Awards and why they won

Winning the Game of the Year award at The Game Awards is the most prestigious achievement of them all in gaming. From instant ...

Ask yourself why Sen. Bernie Moreno really wants to abolish dual citizenship: Today in Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio - U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno wants to strip dual citizenship for Americans. Why? He says it’s “all or nothing.” ...
ZDNet

Use AI browsers? Be careful. This exploit turns trusted sites into weapons - here's how

Researchers disclosed a HashJack attack that manipulates AI browsers. Cato CTRL examined Comet, Copilot for Edge, and Gemini for Chrome. Could lead to data theft, phishing, and malware downloads.