A world-first ban on major social media platforms for children under the age of 16 goes into effect in Australia on Wednesday ...

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 ...

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Australia banned under-16s from social media in a world-first crackdown on Wednesday, declaring it was time to "take back ...

Australia is joining a wave of governments around the globe in regulating how kids spend their time online. On December 10th, ...

Popular gaming platform Roblox is implementing a stricter age verification system and age-based chat restrictions, prompted by criticism over child safety and increasing global regulations. The ...

Amid growing concerns about child safety, Roblox is rolling out age verification checks to prevent children from speaking with adults online. Roblox is one of the biggest gaming platforms in the world ...

Gaming giant Roblox Corp says it will roll out compulsory facial recognition or ID checks from next month for players wanting to access its chat features. It aims to stop under-nines from chatting ...

Gaming site Roblox is to roll out mandatory age verification for users who want to speak to others over chat. From January, all users will be put into age groups to determine who they can communicate ...

Australia is leading the way as it prepares to ban children under the age of 16 from using social media. But the move hasn't ...

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