Roblox to roll out new age-based accounts
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Roblox Corp. is making big changes, seemingly in response to the numerous lawsuits and other negative headlines.
Facing a $49.5 million fine threat and an eSafety investigation, the gaming giant has announced its biggest child safety overhaul – splitting the platform by age.
Select (9-15), and standard (16+) tiers starting mid-May, gating content and chat by age as eight US states sue over child safety failures.
A widespread outage on Roblox has left thousands of users unable to properly access games and assets
It's not common for a Wall Street analyst to warn investors that a company is likely to issue soft guidance when it reports its results, especially when they have an overweight rating on the stock, but that is exactly what Wells Fargo analyst Ken Gawrelski did earlier this month.
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Roblox is boosting safety features for young people. It’s a step in the right direction
Roblox has announced significant changes to its gaming platform to enhance safety for children under 16. The announcement comes just days after a man in the United Kingdom was jailed for 28 months for “obsessively grooming” a 14-year-old girl he met on the platform.
Apple trial, Roblox is now more comfortable with ‘games’ again. After swapping ‘games’ for ‘experiences’ during the Epic v. Apple trial, Roblox is now more comfortable with ‘games’ again. is a senior reporter covering technology,
The Roblox Plus subscription will take the place of Premium membership, and you'll lose your bonus Robux even if you stay on the new model.