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Russia unbans Roblox after 63,000 children wrote letters of complaint, half saying they wanted to leave the country

Russia restored access to Roblox on Wednesday after concluding the company had complied with local legal requirements, the Interfax news agency reported. The gaming platform had been blocked since December 3, cutting off an estimated 18 million monthly users, most of them children and teenagers. The Digital Ministry said Roblox had implemented “a comprehensive set […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

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Louisiana Attorney General has filed a "Child Protection" lawsuit against Roblox

The state of Louisiana is suing online gaming platform Roblox, alleging that it fails to adequately protect its majority underage user base from online predators. In the state’s lawsuit, they allege [...]

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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Roblox over alleged child safety lapses

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, accusing it of ignoring state and federal safety laws. In his announcement on X, Paxton said the children have been “repeatedly [...]

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LA County lawsuit accuses Roblox of exposing children to 'grooming and exploitation'

Los Angeles County has sued Roblox for "unfair and deceptive business practices," claiming the platform's moderation and age-verification systems are inadequate. "Roblox portrays i [...]

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Russia blocks Roblox, citing 'LGBT propaganda' as a reason

Russia has blocked the popular gaming platform Roblox, according to a report by Reuters. The country's communications watchdog Roskomnadzor accused the developers of distributing extremist materi [...]

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Roblox introduces mandatory age-gated account tiers

Roblox is preparing to roll out its biggest change since starting age verification late last year. While that program was initially focused on chat access, today’s news is about age-segregating the [...]

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Egypt to block Roblox for all users

Egyptian regulators have banned Roblox, a popular children's video game, Bloomberg reports. The nation's Supreme Council for Media Regulation is coordinating with the National Telecommunica [...]

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Roblox now requires age verification to use in-game chat

Roblox Corporation, the company behind the popular online game platform Roblox, announced today that age verification will now be required for any users wishing to use in-game chat in all regions wher [...]

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Roblox's age verification system is reportedly a trainwreck

Roblox's age-verification system was designed as a response to allegations it has a child predator problem. Less than a week in, how's it going? Well, Wired reported on Tuesday that, in some [...]

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Roblox, Discord, OpenAI and Google found new child safety group

Roblox, Discord, OpenAI and Google are launching a nonprofit organization called ROOST, or Robust Open Online Safety Tools, which hopes "to build scalable, interoperable safety infrastructure su [...]

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