I got an up-close look at Roblox's new safety feature. Here's what I found.

I traveled to Roblox's headquarters to do a demo of a new safety feature it says will help protect child users.
Variety

As Hollywood Navigates Roblox and Fortnite, What’s Working — and What Isn’t

Here’s a stat that might shock anyone who isn’t the parent of a Gen Alpha kid: As of October 2025, online gaming platform Roblox boasted more than 151 million global daily active users. For ...
CNET

Here's How to Add More HDMI Inputs to Your TV

It's easy to find yourself with more sources for your TV than it has inputs. Most TVs just have three or four HDMI connections, so if you have a PlayStation, Xbox and cable/satellite box, what happens ...
Reuters

Russian ban on Roblox gaming platform sparks rare protest

MOSCOW, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Several dozen people protested on Sunday in the Siberian city of Tomsk against Russia's ban on U.S. children's gaming platform Roblox (RBLX.N), opens new tab, a rare show of ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Florida sues Roblox, accuses gaming platform of 'pedophile landscape'

Florida's Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against the online gaming platform Roblox for allegedly failing to protect children. The lawsuit claims predators use the site to groom and abuse ...
Yahoo

James Cameron Says Studio Pushed Back Against Adding ‘Avatar’ Sequels, So He Asked: ‘What Part of You Getting Another Chance to Make $2 Billion Is in Question Here?’

James Cameron revealed in an interview with Discussing Film that he received pushback from the studio when he decided to expand the number of “Avatar” sequels from three films to four. After the ...
KSAT

Roblox adding new age-verification system after lawsuits involving child exploitation, assault

SAN ANTONIO – Roblox, a popular social gaming platform containing millions of user-created games, has reported around 40% of its 84 million users are under 13 years old. Many families play together ...
PCGamesN

Roblox CEO thinks adding gambling is "a brilliant idea" and calls its predator problem "an opportunity"

As a journalist, you know if an interview is going well or not. I've had stinkers - usually the ones where you're asking awkward questions that the interviewee would prefer not to answer, prompting ...
9to5google

Pixel Studio adding image animations with GIF sharing, coming to Pixel 8

After the Journal app came to older devices this month, Google looks to be bringing Pixel Studio to the Pixel 8 series with a new ability to animate images and share them as GIFs. The Pixel Studio ...
Columbus Dispatch

Roblox addresses predators with new age-verification and chat rules

Roblox is introducing new safety features to limit interactions between adults and minors on its platform. Users will need to verify their age with a government ID or facial scan to use chat features.
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 ...