An interview between The New York Times and Roblox CEO David Baszucki got tense while discussing the lawsuits. Baszucki insists that the platform is amazing for kids despite the current backlash it is ...
It seems like just about every week we’re reporting on another missing child in northeast Ohio. Whether it’s posted on News 5’s social media platforms or during our broadcasts, the circumstances ...
Roblox has announced three major features: Trusted Connections, Age Estimation, and new Parent/Teen Insights. These changes should alleviate some of the concerns parents and authorities have had ...
Ensuring the children’s and platform safety, Roblox recently introduced a facial recognition-based age verification requirement for communication on its platform. It appears that many kids are already ...
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 ...
Caption:From 10 December, Roblox will require age checks for all users who want to access chat features.Photo credit:123RF In what the company has described as a move that sets a "safety gold standard ...
Human trafficking isn’t a distant crisis ― it’s happening in our own backyard. Michigan ranks a staggering fifth in the country for trafficking, with many victims only 12 to 14 years old when they are ...
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 ...
IF YOU FEEL YOUR KIDS ARE SPEAKING A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE FROM YOURS THESE DAYS, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. SOCIAL MEDIA, BRAIN ROT, MEMES AND PHRASES ARE TAKING OVER AND SHAPING HOW KIDS ENGAGE AND INTERACT.
The head of the Australian Boarding Schools Association says families must provide kids at risk of isolation with extra support. Cleo Waike boards at a school thousands of kilometres from her home in ...
A popular gaming platform has blocked children from talking to adult strangers. Roblox announced this week that full chat access will require facial age checks. The new policy starts in December for ...
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.