The ban stems from amendments to the Online Safety Act 2021, which established a minimum age of 16 for users of social media. Rather than naming specific platforms, the law defines “age-restricted ...

A month into Australia’s social media ban, the world’s biggest social media company says it’s taken down 544,000 Instagram, ...

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

The Prime Minister said this afternoon he had asked for 'all options to be on the table' amid the 'disgraceful' wave of ...

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

Roblox ( RBLX) will now require all users in the U.S. to verify their age to access chat, a measure to address complaints ...

A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok’s official website shows it’s being used to create violent sexual images and videos, ...

Roblox is adding facial age verification to limit who kids can chat with online and strengthen protections for younger gamers.

After verifying or estimating a user’s age, Roblox will assign them to an age group ranging from 9 years and younger to 21 ...

The teachers’ union calls on the government to ban access to social media platforms to under-16s to prevent further damage to ...

Roblox, the online gaming platform that has been under fire due to child safety concerns, has launched mandatory age check requirements for the US and other regions for online chat. Players in all ...