One mother says she lost access to parental controls after a facial recognition system incorrectly identified her 9-year-old son as a teenager.

The California-based company said it will assign users ages 5 to 8 to a Roblox Kids account and users ages 9 to 15 to a separate account called Roblox Select.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly half of parents and guardians have not enabled “Account Restrictions” mode on their children’s Roblox accounts. Among parents who’ve enabled parental controls, 29% say ...

Roblox, an online gaming platform popular with kids, announced it would implement protections for its young users and pay the state of Nevada $12 million US, which will be used to create a safer environment for children online.

Alabama became the second state on Tuesday to announce a settlement with Roblox over child safety protections on the gaming platform.

What starts as a game can quietly turn into something much more serious. Parents across the country are paying closer attention after a Nebraska man was charged with kidnapping two sisters, ages 12 and 14. According to authorities, he first connected with ...