The devastated stepdad of the 11-year-old boy shot dead in a road-rage attack screamed, “My kid is dead!” to cops and collapsed onto a Nevada freeway — as the alleged gunman calmly copped to the ...

Justin Patchin, criminal justice professor at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, on new age verification guidelines for the online gaming platform Roblox, and tips for parents to protect their ...

"Roblox" continues to expand into one of the most dynamic metaverse platforms in gaming, offering millions of user-made worlds that range from shooters and simulators to racing games, mystery solvers, ...

The FBI is investigating the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner. Anna Kepner, a teenager who was found dead on a Carnival Horizon cruise ship this month, possibly died by asphyxiation resulting from a ...

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents? By Kevin ...

Roblox is in a tight spot. After years of reports involving child predators on Roblox, the company faces pressure from the public and government to clean up its platform. The company's solution, ...

Roblox, the online gaming platform that has been under fire due to child safety concerns, has introduced age-verification software that uses facial scanning to estimate the age of players. The system ...

Roblox is the first online gaming or communication platform to require facial age checks to access chat, establishing a new industry standard. The rollout began with a voluntary age check period. The ...

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, ...