Online game platform Roblox will start blocking children from talking to adult strangers starting next month using facial age estimation. As online games platform Roblox faces fresh lawsuits alleging the system’s design has made children “easy prey” for predators,

Half of the U.S. population under the age of 16 are playing Roblox. Here's how to keep your kids safe on the platform.

Eliza Jacobs, the senior director of product policy at Roblox, talks with WRAL anchor Ashley Rowe about the platform's safety features and what major change the gaming app is planning to launch.

The platform has introduced an age-verification system following failures to protect minors, who are exposed to contact with unknown adults. This issue has alarmed parents, pediatricians, and prosecut

These enhanced parental controls are an attempt to curb conversations and interactions between adults and minors, reassuring parents that their young children are less likely to be chatting with much older, unknown users. Cyber safety charities across the country have long warned about the risks children face on social platforms and gaming apps.

Age checks will involve either facial age estimation enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) or ID verification

A new series of age checks and chat groupings are coming to Roblox that are meant to keep children from falling prey to predators.