Children as Young as 10 Sexually Assaulted After Meeting Predators on Roblox and Discord, Lawsuits Allege

Internal accounts show Roblox chose investor metrics over child safety; cases part of action representing over 3,000 victims.
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SoCal families sue Roblox, claiming their children were exposed to predators on gaming platform

A Los Angeles County mother said her daughter met a sexual predator on the popular children’s gaming platform Roblox, ...

Russia blocks Roblox over distribution of LGBT "propaganda"

Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecommunications watchdog, has blocked access to the Roblox online gaming platform for failing to stop the distribution of what it described as LGBT propaganda and extremist ...
Mashable

Want to chat on Roblox? You'll need to verify your age.

Roblox chat will only be available to users whose age is estimated. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Dima Berlin / iStock / Getty / Roblox The gaming platform Roblox will begin using age ...

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Consolidates Roblox Child Exploitation Cases in California Federal Court

The JPML's order, issued Friday, consolidates 31 actions against Roblox pending in 12 districts in the U.S. District Court ...
Opinion

Irish schoolkids are being exposed to grooming & sexual abuse on Roblox gaming platform – here’s what parents need to do

ROBLOX is one of the world’s most popular online gaming platforms for primary school–aged children. However, it is facing renewed scrutiny over the safety of its youngest users. Last month, a ...

Social media ban explained: when does it start in Australia, how will it work and what apps are being banned for under-16s?

Has the ban started, and how will age verification work? Here’s everything you need to know ...
Eastern Progress

Montana teen sues Roblox and Discord alleging failure to protect minors from exploitation

The lawsuit accuses the companies of putting profit above protecting the millions of children who use the platforms from ...
East Idaho News on MSN

Millions of children just lost access to social media. What’s happening and will it work?

Children across Australia will wake up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban ...
TechRound

Experts Share: How Would Australia’s Social Media Ban Affect UK Businesses?

“If Australia bans social media, UK businesses will feel the shock quickly. Australia is a key part of global traffic ...

What happens when you kick millions of teens off social media? Australia’s about to find out

In the next two weeks, social media platforms will start deactivating accounts for children under 16 in Australia under new laws designed to reduce harm online. Other countries are watching, but some ...

TikTok is making ‘upsetting’ changes to comply with the social media ban. Here’s how it will work

What will life look like for under-16s waking up on December 10? As D-Day inches closer, tech giants like Google’s Youtube are starting to drip-feed logistical information to the masses.