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 ...

Many have been questioning whether Roblox is shutting down after a parody account reportedly spread rumors of the popular gaming platform coming to an end. The rumors emerged as lawsuits allege that ...

The creator of “Blue Lock: Rivals” thought kids on Roblox might like a soccer video game with an anime vibe. It sold a few months later for more than $3 million. The 19-year-old, who asked that his ...

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 hottest trend this spring for young people is … gardening. Growing carrots and strawberries, pruning weeds. I'm sorry to inform parents anxious about screentime: This doesn't mean your kids are ...

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 ...

Controversy surrounding the fast-growing gaming platform Roblox Corp.’s security measures, which critics say have made the site a haven for child predators, is starting to scare off investors. The ...

If you're trying to access your Roblox account on Saturday, August 23, 2025, you might notice the site and gaming platform is having some issues. Is it just you that's dealing with it? The answer is: ...

Roblox can’t keep up. After years of criticism that its platform isn’t safe for the young gamers it caters to, the multibillion-dollar company announced in July that it was rolling out new measures to ...

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Editor's note: This article contains descriptions and an image of hate speech found on the Roblox servers and might be triggering to some readers. In Roblox, one of the world's largest online gaming ...