Roblox Adds Parental

Roblox Adds Parental Controls After Claims It Compromises Child Safety

The videogame company has denied the allegations and said the new protections were planned before a short seller’s report.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - 7 hours ago

Roblox updates its safety systems and parental controls under outside pressure

Under outside pressure, Roblox announced updates to its safety systems and parental controls today to protect children. In a blog post, Matt Kaufman, chief safety officer at Roblox said the updates ...

Tech - VentureBeat - 7 hours ago

Roblox gives parents more power to protect the safety of young gamers

Roblox, the digital games platform popular with children and tweens, has introduced what it called "significant updates" to parental controls and will stop children younger than 13 from directly ...

Roblox announces new safety features for under-13s

The gaming platform has previously been criticised for allowing young users to be exposed to harmful content.

Roblox Is Putting Restrictions On Kids In Social Hangouts

Roblox may be one of the most popular gaming platforms in the world, but it's also been repeatedly accused of failing to protect children who use it from would-be predators. Last summer, Roblox ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 8

Roblox to ban young children from messaging others

Parents will also be able to view and manage their child's account, including limiting their screen time.

Roblox’s stock named a top pick as analyst makes the case for a rebound

“We think Roblox has begun its transformation from a collection of games to a true platform,” Wedbush analysts wrote.

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

Roblox’s stock soars on third-quarter bookings beat and raised guidance

Roblox shares rose after the online gaming company reported better-than-expected third-quarter bookings and raised its full-year guidance.

Business - MarketWatch - October 31

Toei, Spaceport and Twin Atlas launch Hypergalactic: Monkey Quest on Roblox

Toei, Spaceport and Twin Atlas are launching Hypergalactic: Monkey Quest on Roblox today. And seven other games too.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 8

Roblox will let game devs personalize thumbnails to attract more players

Roblox is launching thumbnail personalization to help creators attract more users by showing the most relevant thumbnail to each user.

Tech - VentureBeat - 5 days ago

Why gentle parenting is proving too rough for many parents

A study published in July found that over 40% of self-identified gentle parents teeter toward burnout and self-doubt because of the pressure to meet parenting standards.

'You ended our son's life': Grieving parents make appeal to sextortion criminals

Murray Dowey, from Dunblane, was only 16 when he ended his life last year.

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