A father's lawsuit against the online gaming platform Roblox will remain in the public eye after a judge denied the company's bid for private arbitration.

The guardian of a 14-year-old boy from Bucks County says the child was targeted by a male predator who posed as a fellow child through the app.

The lawsuit alleged the teen met a "male predator" while playing on the massively popular gaming platform and was groomed on Discord, an online chatting platform.

Roblox announced the start of age-verification technology Thursday for users who want to chat more freely on the social-gaming platform as part of its new "trusted connections" feature. Roblox Chief Safety Officer Matt Kaufman said that the company felt it ...

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Roblox Corp. (NYSE:RBLX) shares rose Wednesday after the gaming platform announced plans to extend age estimation technology across all users accessing its communication features by year-end, a move aimed at addressing persistent concerns over child safety.

The government is also considering digital ID verification, or e-KYC, using MyKad, passports, or MyDigital ID to confirm users’ age and identity. Fahmi highlighted the importance of these measures after a recent case involving the OMI app, where a 12-year-old was sexually assaulted after meeting an adult through the platform.