The platform's chat filter can also recognize when abbreviations, numbers, or symbols are being used to express profanities.

Investigators and online researchers have raised questions about a Roblox account linked to the Canadian school shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, after a game appearing to simulate a mall shooting ...

Canadian authorities are piecing together the digital footprint of the teenager who murdered family and classmates in a rare and devastating mass shooting in British Columbia on 10 February 2026. The ...

Two young sisters were allegedly kidnapped by a man they met on the online gaming app Roblox. Florida's Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Roblox, alleging it fails to protect children from ...

The Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center is pictured on Dec. 2, 2025. A Texas man targeted a 10-year-old Lawrence girl with sexually graphic messages and persuaded her to participate in ...

Roblox has announced that all static and classic face designs must be converted into animated dynamic heads or risk being removed from players' inventories for good, all in the name of supporting ...

A new mandatory safety feature requires Roblox users in the U.S. to submit to facial age estimation via the app to access its chat feature. The online gaming platform announced it was implementing the ...

Roblox's AI-powered age verification system is stumbling out of the gate just one week after roll out. Credit: George Chan/Getty Images Roblox kicked off 2026 by attempting to deal with its most ...

The gaming platform poses both content concerns and safety risks that put minors in “the Devil’s crosshairs.” The company says tighter restrictions are coming. Unlike Rocket League or Super Smash Bros ...

Roblox has seen accelerating growth in both revenue and users recently. The gaming platform specialist generated about $443 million in free cash flow in Q3 alone. The company continues to generate ...

Roblox is rolling out a new security feature aimed at protecting children who play and chat with strangers online, requiring users to complete a facial age check before accessing communication tools ...

Attorney General Brenna Bird is suing Roblox, an online gaming company, for allegedly enabling the sexual exploitation across the United States, including in Iowa. With more than 151 million daily ...