Wondering what Roblox is now that your kid keeps talking about it? Here's what you should know, including how it works and if it has scams.

How does Roblox work? The first thing users interested in Roblox should do is create a free account. Be mindful that the platform does require children under the age of 18 to have parental consent.

Roblox grapples with how to keep kids safe from predators Roblox has some 78 million daily users, many of them pre-teens. Some users, however, are predators.

Our work on safety is never-ending and we are committed to ensuring that one individual does not get in the way of the millions of children who come to Roblox to play, create, and imagine." ...

Roblox went public last week and is worth $45 billion -- why is Roblox so interesting to people with money, and what does that tell us about games as a whole?