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22.04.26 - 16:51
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Roblox Settles With 3 States Over Endangering Children, Will Pay $36 Million (ZeroHedge)
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Roblox Settles With 3 States Over Endangering Children, Will Pay $36 Million
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,
Online interactive gaming platform Roblox has agreed to settle with West Virginia, Alabama, and Nevada for a combined $35.78 million, committing to strengthen children's safety through measures such as mandatory age verification and chat restrictions.
Roblox reached an $11.08 million settlement with West Virginia. In an April 21 statement, the office of West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey said that Roblox has agreed to “major child safety overhaul.” The settlement came after an investigation conducted by the office found that the platform exposed child users to sexual predators, sexual and violent content, and grooming risks.
McCuskey said there were “serious failures that left children exposed to real danger.”
Under the agreement, Roblox will verify the ages of all users before allowing chat access. This is expected to limit instances of adults ...
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15.04.26 - 13:31
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Roblox Rolls Out Restricted Accounts For Under-16 Users Amid Lawsuit, Social Media Ban (ZeroHedge)
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Roblox Rolls Out Restricted Accounts For Under-16 Users Amid Lawsuit, Social Media Ban
Authored by Rex Widerstrom via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
While managing to avoid Australia's under-16 social media ban, the global game creation platform Roblox has moved to introduce restricted accounts for children and teenagers.
A 7-year-old teenage boy looks at a photo screen with Roblox, a social media networking app that will not be age-restricted in Sydney, Australia on Dec. 7, 2025. George Chan/Getty Images
The move also comes in the wake of a lawsuit from Los Angeles County alleging it does not carry out adequate moderation and that its age-verification systems are not fit for purpose.
The suit claims that, as a result, young people were exposed to sexual content, exploitation, and online predators while playing the game.
It joined more than 60 other actions brought by players or their parents, the majority from families in the United States.
Roblox founder and CEO, David Baszucki, announced...
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14.04.26 - 00:30
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Regulators Warn of New Era of Cyber Risk From AI | Bloomberg Tech 4/13/2026 (Bloomberg)
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Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Anthropic's newest AI model Mythos as US officials warn Wall Street that the tool could usher in an era of cyber risk. Plus, Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki explains why the company is introducing new accounts for younger children and teens and how well its age estimation tool is working. And, following the historic Artemis II splashdown, NASA and its partners pick apart what worked and what didn't on its space vehicles. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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