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Her little brother got roped into joining a cult after he met a girl online who blackmailed him

The internet is great for convenience, learning new information, and laughing at funny memes, but it can also be a dark and dangerous place. TikToker Heather (@heathlea143) is talking about how her ...
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How scary toyshop escapes are designed in Roblox

Taylor Swift cried offstage at her first concert after 3 fans were killed Millennial therapist has 1 question for boomer ...
CBS News

Roblox announces measures to strengthen protections for minors

Roblox, the popular online gaming platform that hosts millions of user-created games, said Tuesday it is strengthening protections for minors. Roblox said it will soon require players to use ...
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.
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 ...
Polygon

Roblox's selfie verification is a preview of an annoying internet future

Roblox is in a tight spot. After years of reports involving child predators on Roblox, the company faces pressure from the public and government to clean up its platform. The company's solution, ...
The Hill

Roblox steps up age checks, will group younger users into age-based chats

Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people ...
CNN

Lawsuits claim Roblox endangers kids. New AI age verification aims to block them from chatting with adults

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph ...
The New York Times

We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.

new video loaded: We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense. transcript Here’s the dynamic that I think that people will find frustrating. We have many large tech platforms right now.
Reuters

Roblox to require age checks to use platform's chat features

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Gaming platform Roblox will require users to verify their age using facial recognition software to chat with other players, a company executive said, with the goal of ...
Variety

Jennifer Lawrence Says ‘It’s Awful’ Working Hard on a Movie Only for the World to Hate It: ‘It’s a Very Scary Few Months’ When You’re Opening a Movie

Jennifer Lawrence recently told V magazine that releasing a movie can be an “awful” experience for her emotions as the public decides whether or not what she made is good or not. “The experience only ...