Roblox’s safety update is locking some users out of chat, deleting old messages and pushing frustrated players off-platform.

Kids are being identified as adults—and vice versa—on Roblox, while age-verified accounts are already being sold online.

Roblox game developers have also complained that the age verification system is hurting their games by decimating their chat ...

The AI-powered age verification software intended to make Roblox safer for kids is not exactly working as planned.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is making kids’ online safety a cornerstone of her administration, and she’s eyeing a platform ...

Varonis found a “Reprompt” attack that let a single link hijack Microsoft Copilot Personal sessions and exfiltrate data; Microsoft patched it in January 2026.

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The program's known problems include parents verifying their kids as adults, verified accounts being sold on eBay, and kids ...