Amid growing concerns about child safety, Roblox is rolling out age verification checks to prevent children from speaking with adults online. Roblox is one of the biggest gaming platforms in the world ...

Online gaming giant Roblox has just announced it will start checking users’ ages from early December in an attempt to stop children and teenagers talking with adults. In what the company has described ...

Under the embattled company’s new system, users who verify their age will only be allowed to chat with others in a similar age range—unless they are classified as a ‘Trusted Connection.’ As it faces a ...

The ban requires that social media platforms take reasonable steps to prevent Australians under the age of 16 from having an account on those platforms. The platforms definitely included in the ban ...

Apple has unveiled the most downloaded apps and games of 2025, with ChatGPT leading the charts. AI tools, creative apps, and timeless gaming favourites dominated user engagement across iPhone and iPad ...

SYDNEY – Tech giants will apply multiple layers of security to weed out young users under Australia’s world-first ban on ...

SYDNEY: Australia banned under-16s from the likes of Facebook and TikTok on Wednesday (Dec 10), a world-first move of huge ...

Australia banned under-16s from social media in a world-first crackdown on Wednesday, declaring it was time to "take back ...

Russia has blocked access to popular gaming platform Roblox due to concerns over child safety and extremism, including the ...

Across the world, something is shifting. Parents, teachers, and policymakers are waking up to a difficult truth: today’s ...

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 ...