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 ...
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Say cheese! Roblox now verifying user age with facial recognition

Popular social game platform Roblox has begun its voluntary age checks for players using in-game chat features. The change ...
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Roblox to introduce age verification checks following child safety concerns

The move comes days after ITV News reported that teenagers were exposed to multiple examples of extremist content on the ...
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Roblox acquires voice moderation startup Speechly

Two years after announcing voice chat was coming to Roblox, the gaming company has acquired a voice tech startup, Speechly, offering voice chat moderation, real-time transcription and Voice API ...
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Lawsuit Filed Against Roblox by Texas AG for “Knowingly” Enabling Sexual Exploitation of Children for Profit

Texas sues Roblox, alleging it enabled child exploitation and misled parents about online safety. Roblox denies the claims.
STV News

Mosque attacks and far-right skins: Roblox teens exposed to extremist content

ITV News uncovered extremist content on the gaming platform Roblox, sparking warnings for parents to keep children off the ...
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Schlep says Roblox finally reached out after cease-and-desist, but he rejected their “olive branch”

Schlep claims Roblox only contacted him after banning his accounts and sending a cease-and-desist, calling the company’s ...
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Roblox Invests in AI Through Acquiring 'Speechly': Voice Moderation Tool

Roblox is one of the latest companies that has decided to take a sizeable investment into artificial intelligence. This comes as it decided to invest in Speechly, a start-up that focuses on AI voice ...
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Roblox acquires Finnish AI voice moderation start-up Speechly

Game creation and multiplayer game platform Roblox are set to acquire Helsinki based Finnish start-up Speechly. Roblox, which announced that it would be adding voice chat to the game two years ago ...

Roblox to implement using AI child safety in its platform

The online gaming platform “Roblox” will begin using AI technology to scan users’ faces for age verification. Roblox's senior director of product policy, Eliza Jacobs, spoke with NBC News’ Tom Llamas ...