Cecilia D'Anastasio covers game culture and industry for Bloomberg. She conducted an investigation into how child predators groomed children on the platform before Uthmeier started his messaging. I ...

Iraq has joined several countries — including China, Turkey, Oman and Qatar — to ban U.S. user-generated video game platform Roblox over child safety.

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Roblox Corp. will restrict certain features on its popular video-game platform across the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, as child safety concerns and regulatory ...

Roblox will scan video selfies of teens to assess their ages as part of a new Trusted Connections feature that gives users access to unfiltered chatting with people they know. Roblox is rolling out ...

The wildly popular online game Roblox is facing a new criminal investigation in Florida, where the state’s attorney general accused the platform of being a “breeding ground for child predators.” ...

The developer of the hit video game platform Roblox has suspended in-game chat in the Middle Eastern market, in an agreement with telecom regulators. The steps include the temporary removal of the ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced he is issuing criminal subpoenas to Roblox over allegations that the site is aiding predators into accessing and harming children.

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