Gaming and social media platforms are taking steps to identify teen users and ensure they don't see inappropriate material. Some privacy advocates have concerns.

The gaming platform poses both content concerns and safety risks that put minors in “the Devil’s crosshairs.” The company ...

Roblox has officially introduced facial age checks, but if your age is wrong on your account, it can make things tricky.

Prevention may be the most effective response. Teaching young people how manipulation works could make them less susceptible.

The boy’s father says he never would have let his son play Roblox if he knew what went on in the app, according to the filing.

When I was younger, I remember how hard my siblings and I would laugh when our parents tried to use the phrase "hook up" in the proper context. "Are you going to hook up with your friends at the mall ...

Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered crime at People Magazine and ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Developer Roblox Corporation recently introduced a new face-scanning feature as a way to increase child safety protection on its game creation ...

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents? By Kevin ...

AURORA, Colo. — The Aurora Police Department has launched a drone program in partnership with Flock Safety. Aurora already uses Flock's automated license plate reading (ALPR) cameras, which ...

Lisa M. Given receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Association for Information Science and Technology.

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