Hidden in plain sight: Mom discovers 'calculator' app on child's phone was vault for predator chats

A Nassau County mother found an innocent-looking calculator app. She was horrified to find out what it was really hiding and ...

Australia's banning social media for kids this week. Here's how it's being enforced.

"Delaying children’s access to social media accounts gives them valuable time to learn and grow, free of the powerful, unseen forces of harmful and deceptive design features such as opaque algorithms ...
Tech Times

Android Accessibility Settings: How to Use Android Live Caption & Essential Assistive Tools for Everyone

Discover how to enable Android accessibility settings, use Live Caption Android, and customize essential assistive tools for ...
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 ...
The New York Times

We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.

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 ...
KOAT Albuquerque

Roblox introduces age-based chat to enhance child safety

VEHICLE. THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE POPULAR GAMING PLATFORM ROBLOX, CONTINUES TO FACE LAWSUITS AND BACKLASH. SOME CLAIM THEY AREN’T DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT KIDS. ALIYAH CHAVEZ JOINS US IN STUDIO AFTER ...
Biometric Companies

Roblox to make age assurance for chat mandatory as of January 2026

Roblox is trying. In the face of mounting criticism of the social gaming platform’s failure to protect kids from grooming and other harms, Roblox has announced that it will now require age checks for ...
TechSpot

Roblox will now restrict chat by age group, verified with selfie-based scans

In context: Roblox is a gaming platform with a massive audience of teens and younger players. Authorities worldwide have criticized the service as a potential grooming ground for predators, but the ...
PC Gamer

Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put 'common-sense limits' on the age ranges users can chat within

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, ...
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Roblox rolls out new age verification feature for chat use

JACKSOVNILLE, Fla. — The popular children’s gaming platform ROBLOX rolled out a new safety feature meant to ensure that children playing the game interact with other kids their own age. Roblox wants ...
CBS News 8

Roblox begins requiring selfies for chat feature, verified with a government ID or AI

WASHINGTON — Roblox, one of the most popular kids' games in the world, is now requiring users to submit a photo of themselves with their government ID to use the chat function, or a selfie for ...