This browser-based tool can fool facial age checks using 3D avatars

After Discord announced plans to require age verification for all users, a free, HTML-based tool emerged that aims to bypass facial scans on the platform and ...
TechRepublic

TikTok to Roll Out Stronger Age Verification Across the EU

TikTok to Roll Out Stronger Age Verification Across the EU Your email has been sent TikTok, and other major platforms popular with young people, are coming under increasing pressure to better identify ...
Engadget

Roblox now requires age verification to use in-game chat

Roblox Corporation, the company behind the popular online game platform Roblox, announced today that age verification will now be required for any users wishing to use in-game chat in all regions ...
The Verge

Roblox now requires an age check if you want to chat

After a user’s age has been verified, they’ll be able to chat with others in similar age groups. After a user’s age has been verified, they’ll be able to chat with others in similar age groups. is a ...
GamesIndustry

Roblox rolls out global age checks for any user wanting to use its chat feature

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 ...
Mashable

Roblox rolls out mandatory age checks for all users

Roblox, the global youth gaming platform currently under fire for widespread child safety concerns, is rolling out mandatory age checks for all users who want to chat on the platform. Roblox's ...
Women's Health

New Study Finds That Using Your Phone Can Be Good For Your Brain—But Only After A Certain Age

A recent study found that adults over 50 who used phones, computers, and tablets had a 42 percent lower risk of cognitive impairment and a 74 percent lower rate of cognitive decline. This could be ...
CBS News

Children who have smartphones by age 12 are at increased risk of health problems, new study finds

Having a smartphone may be harmful for children younger than 12, according to a new study. The study published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics found that owning a smartphone during ...
Pew Research Center

Americans’ Social Media Use 2025

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...
Action News Jax

Roblox rolls out new age verification feature for chat use

JACKSOVNILLE, Fla. — The popular children’s gaming platform ROBLOX rolled out a new safety feature meant to ensure that children playing the game interact with other kids their own age. Roblox wants ...
CNN

Lawsuits claim Roblox endangers kids. New AI age verification aims to block them from chatting with adults

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph ...
Reuters

Roblox to require age checks to use platform's chat features

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Gaming platform Roblox will require users to verify their age using facial recognition software to chat with other players, a company executive said, with the goal of ...