La. (KPLC) - Petitions, lawsuits, investigations, and even arrests related to the use of the popular gaming platform Roblox have erupted recently. Some claim the platform isn’t doing enough to protect ...

The family of a 13-year-old girl from West Des Moines is suing Roblox, claiming the platform failed to protect her from online sexual predators. The lawsuit alleges the girl was groomed and later ...

Journalist Jo Ling Kent joined CBS News in July 2023 as the senior business and technology correspondent for CBS News. Kent has more than 15 years of experience covering the intersection of technology ...

Rumors have been swirling that popular online gaming platform Roblox is shutting down. Roblox allows users to make a virtual universe and participate in millions of games and interactive environments.

The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Roblox has been criticized for its child safety issues, but argues ...

The mother of a 15-year-old boy who killed himself is suing Roblox and Discord for wrongful death, alleging the apps’ lack of guardrails allowed her son to be sexually coerced by an adult predator ...

Roblox will not let users under the age of 13 message others outside of games and experiences on the platform, the company said Friday. Roblox also announced a series of other built-in protections for ...

A new federal complaint accuses the gaming giant of ignoring warnings about exploitative content and failing to protect children Gabby Jones/Bloomberg/Getty A new filing describes a 10-year-old girl ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is accusing the popular online gaming platform Roblox of becoming "breeding grounds for predators" and is issuing criminal subpoenas against the company on ...

A gaming platform used by nearly 400 million people a month is in turmoil after the company that owns it banned a user who goes by the name Schlep. It’s unclear why the user, a 22-year-old Texan, ...

Roblox CEO and co-founder, Dave Baszucki, says "safety is a top priority," despite a civil lawsuit and a Middle Eastern country's banishment of the online gaming platform. During an interview with FOX ...