The Economist

At home and at school, AI is transforming childhood

The end of the school day is not the end of children’s immersion in AI. American teenagers are more likely to use the ...

Online cult accused of using Discord messaging app to 'coerce' and 'blackmail' children

Children targeted on Discord were encouraged to self-harm by a group that allegedly coordinated to exploit them in a variety ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declares war on Shein

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is a busy guy. When he's not suing the makers of Tylenol, agencies run by the state of ...

Amid Crackdown On Online Platforms, 1 Sector Booms: Selfie-Based Age Checks

As governments crack down on online platforms from social networks to porn sites, business is booming for one sector offering AI age checks based on selfies.

Roblox Bid for Ad Riches Collides With Wary Sponsors, Developers

“The biggest headwind Roblox faces is developer adoption,” said Ben Spoont, CEO of Misfits Gaming, an interactive ...
cbs12.com

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

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Roblox, the popular online gaming platform used by millions of children and some adults, is launching facial age checks to use the app’s chat feature. Roblox announced ...
U.S. News & World Report

Roblox Steps up Age Checks and Groups Younger Users Into Age-Based Chats

Roblox Steps up Age Checks and Groups Younger Users Into Age-Based Chats Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to chat with other players and implementing age-based ...
CNN

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

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 ...
ITV

Roblox to introduce age verification checks following child safety concerns

The popular gaming platform Roblox is set to introduce age verification checks. Credit: AP The popular gaming platform Roblox is set to introduce age verification checks, following concerns around ...
ITV

Mosque shootings and far-right skins: Teens playing Roblox exposed to extremist content

The evidence forms part of an investigation by ITV News into the gaming platform Roblox, with experts warning parents not to allow their children to use the platform, as George Hancorn reports Warning ...
abcnews4

Roblox faces lawsuit over alleged grooming of Charleston minor

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Roblox, the popular online gaming platform, is facing a lawsuit after an 11-year-old Charleston minor was allegedly groomed by an adult posing as a child. The lawsuit ...
abcnews4

Lawsuit claims Roblox, Discord enabled sexual exploitation of 11-year-old Charleston girl

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Roblox Corp. and Discord Inc. are facing a new lawsuit in federal court accusing the tech giants of enabling the sexual exploitation of a Charleston County girl who was 11 ...