How to keep your children safer online – a guide to parental controls on iPhone and Android phones

A smartphone gives your child some independence, whether that’s talking to their friends, using apps they want to use, or ...

I got an up-close look at Roblox's new safety feature. Here's what I found.

I traveled to Roblox's headquarters to do a demo of a new safety feature it says will help protect child users.

Reddit files legal challenge to Australia's social media ban

The country became the first to ban young teens from social media accounts including TikTok, Youtube and Instagram. Reddit is ...

St. Pete council votes 5-2 to approve extension for group developing Tangerine Plaza

It’s been a Sweetbay, a neighborhood Walmart, and mostly an empty space. But a vote Tuesday approved giving the Sugar Hill ...
Opinion

Irish schoolkids are being exposed to grooming & sexual abuse on Roblox gaming platform – here’s what parents need to do

ROBLOX is one of the world’s most popular online gaming platforms for primary school–aged children. However, it is facing renewed scrutiny over the safety of its youngest users. Last month, a ...
The New York Times

Two U.K. Women’s Groups Ban Transgender Girls and Women

The Girlguiding organization and the Women’s Institute both said a court ruling from earlier this year had forced their hands. By Michael D. Shear Reporting from London Two of Britain’s largest ...
GameSpot

Roblox CEO Responds To Child Predator Concerns Poorly

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Developer Roblox Corporation recently introduced a new face-scanning feature as a way to increase child safety protection on its game creation ...
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 Indianapolis Star

What is Roblox? What parents need to know about child, teen safety on the platform

Roblox is among the most downloaded online games in the world, reporting millions of daily users from across the globe of all ages, mostly children and teenagers. Many have criticized the rise of ...
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 ...
The Conversation

Roblox set to start checking people’s ages. But it will need to do more to keep kids safe

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.
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

The feature will be rolled out globally by January 2026. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred source on Google ...