Thomas Medlin, 15, was last seen on Jan. 9. His parents believed he traveled to NYC to meet someone from Roblox.

A missing child is a situation with the potential for a tragic ending, and the case remains ongoing, which is why I was stunned to see the Roblox response. Roblox Corporation has now commented on the ...

Millions of daily active users still play Roblox, an app that's over a decade old ...

Roblox’s latest safety update is reshaping how millions of users communicate — and not everyone is happy about it. After the platform began requiring AI-based age verification to unlock chat features, ...

In early January 2026, Roblox introduced mandatory global age verification for all users to access chat, using facial age estimation and optional ID checks to separate adult and under‑16 ...

Roblox Corp has said it will require users globally to complete an age check to access chat features on its platform, rolling out the requirement over the next week in all regions where chat is ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Roblox is rolling out mandatory age verification requirements for users worldwide who want to message others on its platform, following mounting concerns about child safety and recent ...

Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX), an immersive gaming and creation platform, announced that starting today, users in the U.S. will be required to complete an age check to chat with others. Over the ...

Further to the voluntary age checks rolled out to "limit communication between minors and adults" back in November, Roblox has began its "global enforcement" of requiring users to verify their age ...

I traveled to Roblox's headquarters to do a demo of a new safety feature it says will help protect child users.