'Sesame Street' is coming to Roblox

"The Sesame Workshop team understands the great power of meeting learners where they are, not just by showing up on Roblox, but by bringing to life a living, explorable Hub and leading players into ...

'A threat to creative expression and social progress': Advocacy groups respond to Roblox's new 'sensitive issues' label

Women in Games, Out Making Games, and BAME in Games call for transparent age ratings rather than vague "sensitive issues" ...
GamesIndustry.biz

Social justice advocacy groups slam Roblox for "silencing important voices" with new parental controls

Roblox notified game makers in August that it was introducing a new "content descriptor and parental control [for] ...
MarketWatch

Roblox stock drops 21% for second-worst day ever in the face of rising costs, strong dollar

Roblox Corp. shares logged their second-worst day ever, shedding more than a fifth of their value Wednesday after the youth-centric virtual-world platform posted a greater loss than analysts expected, ...
Yahoo News Canada

Roblox faces B.C. lawsuit by 12-year-old addicted to website

Roblox has become the latest online-gaming platform to face a lawsuit in Canada with a proposed class-action lawsuit by a 12-year-old in B.C. who alleges the popular website was designed to addict ...
WRAL

Roblox faces another lawsuit out of Michigan for abuses starting almost 10 years ago

A Michigan attorney has filed a lawsuit against Roblox claiming a Dickinson County, Michigan girl was sexually exploited, assaulted, and blackmailed by an adult predator she met through the popular ...
Anadolu Ajansi

Campaigners call for stricter oversight as Roblox faces allegations of child exploitation risks

Child safety advocates are urging the UK communications watchdog to take stronger action in enforcing new online safety regulations, following claims that the popular gaming platform Roblox has become ...
Rolling Stone

Roblox Banned a Creator for ‘Hunting’ Pedophiles — And Critics Are Pissed

After a popular YouTuber who entraps suspected sexual predators he contacts through Roblox was banned from the youth-targeted gaming platform this month, the company found itself defending its ...
NBC Chicago

Roblox faces scrutiny after banning YouTuber ‘Schlep' amid ongoing controversy

The developers behind the mega-popular game Roblox are facing a firestorm of controversy after banning a popular YouTuber from the platform. The user, known as “Schlep,” worked to expose predators on ...
Houston Chronicle

Roblox faces growing backlash over child exploitation risks. What to know.

Roblox has faced numerous accusations in recent weeks from families and public figures who say the online gaming platform failed to implement safeguards against the sexual exploitation of children.
Indiatimes

Roblox faces mounting backlash as petition to remove CEO David Baszucki receives more than 100,000 signatures

Roblox faces intense scrutiny as a petition demanding CEO David Baszucki's resignation surpasses 100,000 signatures, accusing the platform of failing to protect children from exploitation. The ...