Roblox's new age verification is reportedly fooled by shockingly simple tactics

Roblox game developers have also complained that the age verification system is hurting their games by decimating their chat ...
GameSpot

Roblox Has Added Facial Age Verification, With Very Mixed Results

The AI-powered age verification software intended to make Roblox safer for kids is not exactly working as planned.
Reuters

Macron wants to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026, Le Monde reports

PARIS, Dec 31 (Reuters) - France plans to ban children under 15 from social media sites and to prohibit mobile phones in high schools from September 2026, local media reported on Wednesday, moves that ...
UPI

Mali, Burkina Faso ban American travel in retaliation

Dec. 31 (UPI) --Two African countries have announced travel bans against U.S. citizens in retaliation for President Donald Trump's travel bans against their own people. The governments of Mali and ...
Des Moines Register

Fines for Iowa's hands-free law start Jan. 1. What to avoid while driving

Police across Iowa have been warning people caught on their phones without both hands on the wheel since July 2025. But be warned again: starting on Jan. 1, 2026, you can now be fined for using ...