Lu Heng began fiddling with the internet as a boy growing up in Shipu, a fishing village in China. During college, he sold time cards for World of Warcraft videogames, then launched a company to ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Games have entertained children and adults alike since their inception, but some are themed and geared towards a younger audience. However, with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lisa M. Given receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Association for Information Science and Technology.

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Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people ...

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, ...

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 ...

Roblox has rolled out the next phase of its licensing platform, which launched earlier this year. The firm has now made its license manager a self-serve platform for intellectual property holders.

Over 1,500 licensing requests have already been submitted by creators. New experiences are emerging from major IPs including Squid Game, Blue Lock, Twilight, Saw, and more. The licensing catalogue is ...

Following the launch of its License Manager platform in July, Roblox is continuing its effort to streamline the proliferation of diverse gaming content on its platform by making it possible for more ...