STATEN ISLAND N.Y. — More than a dozen caregivers attended a day-long workshop at The New York Foundling on Friday, receiving training in child CPR, disaster preparedness and child development. The New York Foundling is a nonprofit organization that provides support services to vulnerable children, families and adults in New York City. Senior Vice President...Read More
News Brief Monday, December 8, 2025 — 9:52 am Child safety advocates are pushing for increased online safety protections in Sacramento ahead of the Legislature reconvening in January, even as Gov. Gavin Newsom says California is leading the way on social media and artificial intelligence restrictions, the Los Angeles Times reported. “I would say California...Read More
Note to Editors: Attached please find a soundbite in English by DA MPL, Michael Waters here. I have written to seven national Ministers calling for urgent, coordinated intervention to fix South Africa’s failing child-safeguarding system. This follows growing concern that the current system for vetting individuals working with children is fragmented, inconsistent, and unable to...Read More
In short: Roblox is introducing three mandatory age-gated account tiers -Kids (5-8), Select (9-15), and standard (16+) – starting mid-May, segregating content and chat access by age group. The move follows lawsuits from eight US state attorneys general over child safety failures and builds on the facial age verification system mandated in January. Developers must...Read More
To decide which experiences are made available to under-16s, Kaufman said Roblox uses a range of signals including how long a game has been on the platform and the history and usage patterns of people who make games within the platform. The games people make will also have to meet suitability criteria, and those which...Read More
Evolving global regulations aimed at limiting child access to harmful content, as well as incidents and lawsuits related to youth safety online, have prompted Roblox to revise how it handles accounts for minors and verifies users’ ages. Starting in early June, the popular online game platform plans to group its younger users into two new account types:...Read More
Roblox rolls out age-based accounts as part of child safety push In recent years, one of the most popular online gaming platforms, ‘Roblox,’ has come under scrutiny over child safety concerns. Many countries, including China, Russia, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Algeria, Egypt, and North Korea, have blocked Roblox primarily due to concerns regarding...Read More
By Gina Kim ( April 6, 2026, 5:38 PM EDT) — The federal government has moved to end San Diego and San Jose’s challenge to Internet Crimes Against Children grants requiring recipients to certify they don’t operate DEI programs that violate nondiscrimination laws, arguing they aren’t required to sign onto the Trump administration’s viewpoints on...Read More
Roblox Corporation said Monday it will introduce new age-based accounts for young users as the company seeks to step up safety measures on its online gaming platform. Roblox said the accounts, which will roll out in early June, will tailor content, communication and parental controls more closely to users’ ages. The California-based company said it...Read More
Dave Baszucki, Roblox co-founder and CEO, discusses the platform’s new ‘Kids’ and ‘Select’ accounts designed to enhance child safety. Roblox Co-founder and CEO Dave Baszucki details new safety measures, including Kids and Select accounts, on Fox & Friends. He addresses lawsuits and concerns about predators, emphasizing age verification, content filtering, and strict communication controls to...Read More
