Katherine Fung is a Newsweek senior reporter based in New York City. She has covered U.S. politics and culture extensively. Katherine joined Newsweek in 2020. She is a graduate of the University of ...

Teens users who want to access certain Roblox features will have to verify their age. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Roblox Roblox is a popular digital space for kids and teens to congregate ...

Roblox will scan video selfies of teens to assess their ages as part of a new Trusted Connections feature that gives users access to unfiltered chatting with people they know. Roblox is rolling out ...

Roblox introduces Trusted Connections to support safer communication between teens and people they know. Players can only add users aged 18 and above as Trusted Connections if they know them in real ...

Roblox has launched a new set of safety features for teens aged 13 to 17. The biggest change is Trusted Connections, which lets teens chat more freely with people they already know. To use this ...

If you're a parent trying to protect your kids from the dangers of the internet, an online community that has attracted millions of kids probably sounds like your greatest nightmare. And yet, Roblox ...