The “ripple effect” is a classic scientific principle that is easy to understand. When you do a certain act, no matter how big or small, it sends out “ripples” into the world that can affect other ...

Roblox announced the start of age-verification technology Thursday for users who want to chat more freely on the social-gaming platform as part of its new "trusted connections" feature. Roblox Chief ...

Roblox announced that it aims to roll out age estimation technology to all of its users by the end of 2025. Users on the gaming and social network will have to confirm their age in order to access ...

(Bloomberg) -- Officials in Florida and New Jersey are scrutinizing popular video game apps Roblox and Discord over child safety concerns. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a subpoena to ...

Discord is expanding on Connections, a feature that allows users to show what music they're listening to (among other things), by providing a way for folks to verify their identity using accounts on ...

In July, Siyan, a UK-based Discord user, logged on one morning and found himself unable to access some of his text chats marked NSFW. The channel, a popup informed him, was now age-restricted. The ...

Roblox, the popular online gaming platform that hosts millions of user-created games, said Tuesday it is strengthening protections for minors. Roblox said it will soon require players to use ...

Since its founding, the gaming platform Roblox had a considerable drawback: Friends who wanted to play the same game together couldn't do so easily. Typically, they'd have to use a third-party app, ...