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Thomas the Train Nostalgia Keeps Roblox Fans Riding Along

GamingWithKev keeps nostalgia alive with Thomas the Train in Roblox. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resignation after feud with Trump ICE detains diabetic Norwegian woman at green card ...
The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...
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 ...
Variety

Roblox to Require All Users to Verify Age With Facial Estimation Tech to Access Chat Features Beginning in December

Roblox will launch facial age checks as a requirement for all users who want to access communication features beginning next month. The gaming platform has also implemented age-based chats to limit ...
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 ...
IT News For Australia Business

Chatty Australian Roblox users face mandatory facial age checks

Australian gamers who want use Roblox's in-game chat service will have to submit to a facial age verification check from next month. The system is available to Australian Roblox users on a voluntary ...
PCGamesN

Roblox is rolling out face ID age checks to stop older players from chatting to kids, but will it actually work?

As various countries continue to crack down on online safety, Roblox has confirmed that it's rolling out a new age verification system for players who want to use the in-game chat feature. The system ...

Lucas County family sues Roblox and Discord over alleged child exploitation

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Lucas County family has filed a lawsuit against online gaming platform Roblox and messaging app ...
CBC.ca

Roblox increases safety guidelines with age verification, grouping users into age-based chats

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

At Age 8, Wendy Thomas Became the Face of a National Fast Food Chain. Years Later, Her Father Apologized for the Pressure it Created (Exclusive)

Wendy Thomas Morse became the face of her dad's restaurant, Wendy's, at just 8 years old Today, Wendy is a franchisee and continues to carry Dave Thomas' legacy as the namesake of the restaurant Wendy ...
USA Today

Who is the Wendy's girl? Meet the face that launched a burger empire

The “Wendy” of Wendy’s restaurants knows a thing or two about the pressure and responsibility that comes with being the face of an empire. In an interview with People, Melinda Lou “Wendy” Thomas Morse ...
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.