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.

The ban stems from amendments to the Online Safety Act 2021, which established a minimum age of 16 for users of social media. Rather than naming specific platforms, the law defines “age-restricted ...

For the first time in years, Amy feels free. One month since Australia's teen social media ban kicked in, she says she is ...

It’s been one month since millions of Australians under 16 logged off social media, and families are already grappling with ...

One month after Australia enforced a nationwide ban on social media use for children aged 16 and under, early experiences suggest mixed outcomes, with some teenagers reporting positive behavioural ...

Kids are being identified as adults—and vice versa—on Roblox, while age-verified accounts are already being sold online.

Roblox’s facial age verification rules have landed globally, requiring players to prove their age, but some are taking the ...

Over on X, several netizens pointed out that certain age-verified Roblox accounts were already circulating on eBay. In one ...

The boy’s father says he never would have let his son play Roblox if he knew what went on in the app, according to the filing ...

This implementation is our next step toward what we believe will be the gold standard for communication safety,’ the ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is making kids’ online safety a cornerstone of her administration, and she’s eyeing a platform ...

The system is tiered in six bands from under 9 to over 21. Users who want to chat will be allowed to interact with those in ...