Roblox’s safety update is locking some users out of chat, deleting old messages and pushing frustrated players off-platform.

People take part in a protest against Russia's ban on U.S. children's gaming platform Roblox in the Siberian city of Tomsk, Russia, December 14, 2025. REUTERS/Anton Isakov NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. By ...

As reported by WIRED, Roblox's age-verification system isn't exactly operating as intended. In fact, it's a mess. There are issues across the board, from failures in the age verification system itself ...

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

The gaming giant described the rollout as a "significant milestone" toward achieving the "gold standard for communication ...

According to the platform, millions have already completed voluntary age checks since the feature launched. In regions where ...

DUBBING their work as a “New Era of Safety” in their newsroom, Roblox is now requiring facial age checks before using the chat function on their platform. Roblox, an online game platform and game ...

Charming Holiday is a news article writer from the United States. He is a former cultural policy advisor who has turned his focus to his lifelong passion of gaming. He lived and worked in South Korea ...

When asked directly about predators on Roblox, Baszucki said, “We think of it not necessarily just as a problem but an opportunity as well. How do we allow young people to build, communicate, and hang ...

MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - A Russian ban on U.S. gaming platform Roblox has fuelled debate among some children and parents about censorship and the utility of bans in a world where children can bypass ...