Hoodline

Roblox Child Exploitation Firestorm Lands In San Francisco Federal Court

Nearly 80 Roblox lawsuits centralized in a San Francisco MDL. Judges will test core claims about platform safety.

Child sexual exploitation lawsuits against Roblox centralized in San Francisco

Nearly 80 lawsuits accusing videogame platform Roblox of knowingly facilitating child sexual exploitation will be centralized ...

I got an up-close look at Roblox's new safety feature. Here's what I found.

I traveled to Roblox's headquarters to do a demo of a new safety feature it says will help protect child users.
Rolling Stone

Roblox Banned a Creator for ‘Hunting’ Pedophiles — And Critics Are Pissed

After a popular YouTuber who entraps suspected sexual predators he contacts through Roblox was banned from the youth-targeted gaming platform this month, the company found itself defending its ...
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 ...
New York Magazine

It’s 10 p.m. Do You Know Where on Roblox Your Children Are?

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. I’ve arrived in the middle of a vast expanse of what looks like green LEGO ...