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European Commission Places Roblox Under Stricter Digital Safety Designation
The Commission designated Roblox and Reddit as Very Large Online Platforms, subjecting them to numerous safety obligations The post European Commission Places Roblox Under Stricter Digital Safety Designation appeared first on This Week in Videogames - TWIV.
Roblox to establish Saudi Arabia headquarters to support MENA creators
Roblox has announced plans to open a headquarters in Riyadh to support its creator program in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Australia says Roblox hasn’t fixed its child predator problem
Roblox is promising more changes to its child safety features following testing from Australia's online safety regulator, eSafety. eSafety has been looking into concerns that the company hasn't been in compliance with Australia's Online Safety Act, including "allegedly failing to have sufficient measures in place to prevent contact between adults and children under 16." While Roblox has put some new safety measures in place, eSafety's testing this year found that the platform "continued to put c
US Senate Opens Investigation Into Roblox Child Safety
In 2025, Roblox reported 65,381 cases of "suspected child sexual exploitation," over double what was reported in 2024 The post US Senate Opens Investigation Into Roblox Child Safety appeared first on This Week in Videogames - TWIV.
The US Senate are investigating Roblox for prioritising "revenue and engagement metrics over the safety and well-being of our children"
US senators have launched an investigation of game creation platform Roblox on a broad charge of putting money before child safety. They accuse Roblox of being a venue for "sexually explicit (and often violent) virtual 'experiences' with children", and have requested a range of documents and records, including details of the company's collaborations with Sesame Street, the NFL and FIFA.
US Senate to investigate Roblox following claims it "prioritises revenue and engagement" over child safety
The US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism has launched an investigation into Roblox, saying the platform "appears to prioritise revenue and engagement metrics" over child safety.
UKIE-backed Digital Schoolhouse partners with Roblox to provide suite of tools for students to develop Roblox games in-class
UKIE-backed educational non-profit Digital Schoolhouse has partnered with Roblox to develop a suite of free tools designed to teach children how to create Roblox games as part of in-classroom education.
Investors hate Roblox’ new direction – but a reversal may be impossible | Opinion
When Epic Games announced major layoffs back in March, it become clear that Fortnite – once regarded as holding a near-unassailable market position – was facing a serious slump, if not a lasting decline. One common response was to claim that the dream of the ever-evolving metaverse-like “forever game” had not died; it now rode on the shoulders of Roblox, whose meteoric growth with younger demographics likely explained much of Fortnite’s downturn.
Amid child safety lawsuits, Roblox says it 'continues' to push toward a standard for digital safety
Roblox Corp is defending its ability to set the 'global standard' for healthy, safe, and age-appropriate digital engagement—all against the backdrop of multiple lawsuits accusing the company of endangering children.
Roblox's reported user numbers will make it subject to additional EU legislation for regulating social networks
Roblox could become the first game to be classified as a very large online platform (VLOP) under European legislation.
Roblox Reports 36% Revenue Boost, Doubles Down on Child Safety and AI
The company posted a 10% increase in average daily active users, and noted a focus on "capturing 10% of the global gaming market" The post Roblox Reports 36% Revenue Boost, Doubles Down on Child Safety and AI
Roblox is somehow turning 20 and now its AI can build games from a text prompt
The post Roblox is somehow turning 20 and now its AI can build games from a text prompt appeared first on GamesHub.
Roblox is shutting down its video chat service
Roblox will be shutting down Roblox Connect, its video calling service introduced in 2023. Roblox Connect let you video chat with other people using your Roblox avatar, which would be able to mimic the movements you were making in real life. You could also run around with people on the call in a shared virtual environment. But in a statement, the company says that users 13 and older "predominantly" chat via the platform's party voice chat functionality for calls. "Roblox Connect is being discont
Roblox exec says ticking a box for age verification is ‘not enough anymore’
Roblox's vice president of safety product policy, Eliza Jacobs, told NBC News that Roblox is "optimistic" that its new facial age estimation tech will "continue to get better," saying, "Ticking a box to say you're 13 or older, it's not enough anymore." NBC invited a group of kids to try out Roblox's new video selfie age check process, but they weren't able to get around it with a fake mustache. Jacobs claims Roblox's facial age estimates can typically land "within 1.4 years of a child's exact ag
Roblox partners with SuperAwesome to bring "brand safe advertising" to under-13s
Youth marketing firm SuperAwesome has been appointed Roblox's commercial and technology partner for "under-13 contextual advertising."
I've been playing games for 40 years, writing about them for 20, and I'm here to say Roblox's microtransactions need drastic government intervention
This platform is a disgrace, and regulators need to act.
Why the founder of Kongregate believes that Roblox is its successor
User-generated content (UGC) in the gaming space is a buzzy topic, with platforms like Roblox, Fortnite, Minecraft and even GTA Online serving as a platform for thousands of creators to build their own games and in some cases their own fortunes – but it's not a new one.
Roblox Says It’s Helping ‘Democratize Creation’ With New Feature, But It Won’t Be Free
Roblox Reality will combine "hyperscale multiplayer gaming with photorealism," but user reaction to the new tech has been largely negative The post Roblox Says It’s Helping ‘Democratize Creation’ With New Feature, But It Won’t Be Free
Roblox Reports Year-On-Year Revenue and Daily Active User Growth
Roblox's Q1 2026 financial results show plenty of year-on-year growth but also declines in daily users and engagement compared to the previous quarter The post Roblox Reports Year-On-Year Revenue and Daily Active User Growth
Roblox reports strong Q1 growth, revises full-year forecast due to new safety measures
Roblox reported strong first-quarter revenue and bookings growth in its latest financial results. However, the company lowered its annual growth outlook due to mandatory age checks and new safety measures.
Roblox Announces New AI-Powered Graphics Overhaul, and Fans Aren't Happy
Roblox is embracing AI in order to radically overhaul the look of the game, though some fans aren’t happy with it.
Roblox is pulling a DLSS 5, offering yet another example of a tool mistaking itself for an artist
Roblox makes a new version of the AI slop pitch we've seen time and again: replacing the creative process instead of making it easier.
Canadian Government Raises Concerns About Child Grooming and Extremist Groups on Roblox
Per a public safety report, the government stated that Roblox "may impact youth radicalization in unexpected ways" The post Canadian Government Raises Concerns About Child Grooming and Extremist Groups on Roblox
Canada federal government concerned about children's safety in Roblox
Canada is worried that pedophiles, white nationalists, and violent extremists using Robox to target and recruit children.
Roblox Reaches Legal Settlements in Three US States Over Child Safety
The Roblox settlements in Alabama, West Virginia, and Nevada will amount to over US $30 million and help fund online safety initiatives The post Roblox Reaches Legal Settlements in Three US States Over Child Safety
Roblox Says 44% of Its “Top 1,000 Creators” Use AI Tools To Make Their Games
Roblox has also announced new agentic AI features for Roblox Assistant, allowing creators to "accelerate every step of the plan, build, test loop" The post Roblox Says 44% of Its “Top 1,000 Creators” Use AI Tools To Make Their Games
Upgraded Roblox Brings 'Smoother Gameplay' to PS5, Amid Increasing Scrutiny Over Child Safety
30% faster loading times and more. Unstoppable live service game Roblox is launching on the PS5 as a native app today, amid increased scrutiny over its approach to child safety. For those bemused by this news, the game has been available as a PS4 app since 2023, after Sony lifted longstanding restrictions on the game which originally prevented its release. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Roblox now available for PS5
A native PlayStation 5 version of free-to-play sandbox game Roblox is now available, developer Roblox … Source
An upgraded version of Roblox launches on PS5 today
Roblox is getting a serious upgrade today with the launch of our native app for PlayStation 5. Built specifically for PS5, this version of Roblox is smoother and more responsive, with up to 30% faster load times. To celebrate the release, we sat down with the creators behind some of the most popular games on […]
Roblox To Roll Out New Age-Based Accounts For Players Under 16
The two new account types, Roblox Kids and Roblox Select, will restrict access to communication tools and games with certain maturity ratings The post Roblox To Roll Out New Age-Based Accounts For Players Under 16
Roblox launches new age-based accounts and expanded parental controls "to build age-appropriate experiences for all"
Roblox is introducing two new age-based accounts for minors: Roblox Kids for children aged five to eight, and Roblox Select for users aged nine-15. New parental controls are also on the way.
Roblox unveils new subscription service Roblox Plus
Roblox has unveiled plans for a new monthly subscription service, Roblox Plus.
Roblox is introducing a subscription service that encourages more shady practices, is it? Sounds about right
I truly wonder when enough will be enough for Roblox Corporation. We all know how much money Roblox is raking in, and yet yesterday it was announced that a shiny new subscription service called Roblox Plus is on the way. This new subscription is effectively replacing Roblox Premium, which for varying monthly fees you'd get varying amounts of the in-game currency Robux. Except Roblox Plus sounds like a worse deal.
Roblox insists plans to start charging creators for brand integrations "is not about revenue at all"
From next year, Roblox will begin charging creators who publish brand integrations in their experiences.
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Fortnite boss hopes to take on Roblox's massive everythingverse with a "very different" massive everythingverse, as Epic unveil genAI-infused Unreal Engine 6
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, overseer of a company which fired over 1000 staff just a few months ago, has laid out his vision for the games industry's future during a "time of both crisis and opportunity". As Epic revealed an Unreal Engine 6 packed with generative AI model support designed to "reduce the tedious work" that goes into making games, Sweeney painted a picture of a future in which the threat of Roblox eating the world is combatted by a bunch of game makers working with Epic to create
The UK government is considering banning children from speaking to strangers in games like Fortnite and Roblox
The UK's online safety minister is concerned about 'stranger pairing' in games.
Australian Government Demands to Know What Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite, and Steam are Doing to Prevent Grooming, Radicalisation
Mandatory responses required.
Steam, Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite risk "becoming onramps to abuse, extremist violence, radicalisation or lifelong harm", claim Australian government
Update: Roblox and Epic have responded to RPS' reach-outs about the Australian government's transparency notices.
Australian Government Orders Steam, Fortnite, Minecraft, Roblox to Outline Child Grooming and Extremism Prevention Measures
The platforms will need to explain how they are "identifying, preventing, and responding" to sexual predators and extremist propaganda The post Australian Government Orders Steam, Fortnite, Minecraft, Roblox to Outline Child Grooming and Extremism Prevention Measures
Roblox and Minecraft players are less likely to play traditional AAA video games
The latest report from data firm Newzoo shows that there is little overlap between players of Roblox and Minecraft and players of more traditional AAA hits.
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