Roblox was under pressure after Malaysian police alleged that gaming on its platform may have influenced a nine-year-old to attack his brother. ・The company has recently begun investing heavily in protecting young users and has also tightened its messaging rules for children under 13.

RobloxRBLX stock continued its post-earnings climb on Monday thanks to a traffic surge from the hit new online game, "Grow a Garden." The two-month old game has been a huge success for the company, reportedly reaching a peak of 8.9 million people playing ...

The maker of game creation system Roblox is being sued by the state of Louisiana in an effort to hold the company "accountable for the facilitation and distribution of child sexual abuse material [...] and for the sexual exploitation of Louisiana's minor ...

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 allegedly groomed on Roblox, then lured into sending ...

A California man has been arrested for abducting a 10-year-old child he reportedly met on social media apps Roblox and Discord, authorities said Wednesday. Matthew Macatuno Naval, 27, was arrested Sunday for kidnapping and unlawful sexual conduct with a ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida’s attorney general issued a subpoena to the popular online gaming platform Roblox on Monday, demanding information about how the platform sets age-verification requirements, moderates chat rooms, and markets itself to ...

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 and business in the U.S., as well as the emergence of ...

Louisiana sued the online gaming platform Roblox on Thursday, alleging the wildly popular site has perpetuated an environment where sexual predators “thrive, unite, hunt and victimize kids.” The lawsuit, filed in state court by Louisiana Attorney ...

A woman from the western Upper Peninsula is suing the online gaming platform Roblox and the makers of the messaging app Discord, alleging the companies’ negligence allowed her to be groomed and ultimately sexually assaulted by an adult man when she was ...