Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, ...

The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed ...

In this video, I draw Roblox avatars sent in by my followers as part of a continuing drawing challenge. This time, I focus on ...

A new series of age checks and chat groupings are coming to Roblox that are meant to keep children from falling prey to predators. Despite its massive popularity among young gamers, Roblox has come ...

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 ...

Roblox, the popular online gaming platform, is currently facing lawsuits from dozens of families who argue the platform doesn't do enough to shield children from harmful content and communication.

Roblox, one of the most popular kids’ apps in the world, is now requiring children as young as nine years old to submit a video selfie for age verification. While the developer is doing this for good ...

Lisa M. Given receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Association for Information Science and Technology.

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 ...

Roblox is introducing a new age-based chat system. Users will undergo age verification using facial scans or government IDs. This will place them into narrow age groups, restricting private chats ...