Roblox is an online gaming platform that has provided an environment for design experimentation and content sharing since 2006. The service is extremely popular among younger ...

As laid out on Roblox's official developer's forum, children under the age of 13 will no longer be allowed access to unrated experiences created within the platform. Additionally, only children 13 and ...

While the case emphasizes risks associated with online platforms where unsupervised contact can occur, Roblox has introduced multiple child safety features to protect young players. These include chat ...

Sykes now faces two counts of solicitation of first-degree murder and one count of principal to attempted first-degree murder ...

The gaming platform has added several new safety measures recently in an attempt to mitigate growing concerns over child ...

The girl told investigators she was terrified of Tara Alexis Sykes, 36, and that she believed Sykes would kill her if she did ...

The full enforcement of these new safety standards will continue into the following year as Roblox introduces stricter ...

"We've completed our internal investigation and looked at activity on our platform by the two usernames that were provided by law enforcement," said Eric Porterfield, senior director of Roblox ...

It was not immediately clear if she had any personal connection to the 10-year-old, or if they met online via Roblox. “I have been in Law Enforcement for over 40 years and have never seen ...

According to a sheriff's news release, on Oct. 17 a Gulf Coast Kids House official contacted law enforcement in reference ... chat function in the online game Roblox to convince the girl to ...

Roblox has since reached out with the following statement: We completed an internal investigation and looked at activity on our platform by the two usernames that were provided by law enforcement.