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.
Google Glass Almanac

Roblox introduces facial age checks: A move to enhance online safety in top game for kids

Roblox, the globally popular gaming platform, has announced the introduction of a new facial age verification system to ...
USA Today

She just wanted to play Roblox with friends. Then the messages from a predator began.

SAN MATEO, CA — At first, the messages seemed normal. Innocent, even. “Hi,” “How are u?” And then: “Do you want to make Robux?” To millions of kids who play Roblox every day, those words might seem ...
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 ...
Rolling Stone

Roblox Banned a Creator for ‘Hunting’ Pedophiles — And Critics Are Pissed

After a popular YouTuber who entraps suspected sexual predators he contacts through Roblox was banned from the youth-targeted gaming platform this month, the company found itself defending its ...
New York Magazine

It’s 10 p.m. Do You Know Where on Roblox Your Children Are?

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. I’ve arrived in the middle of a vast expanse of what looks like green LEGO ...