New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is making kids’ online safety a cornerstone of her administration, and she’s eyeing a platform ...

People rest and take advantage of services at the overdose prevention center at OnPoint NYC in New York, N.Y., Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Also known as a safe injection site, the privately run center is ...

Here’s a stat that might shock anyone who isn’t the parent of a Gen Alpha kid: As of October 2025, online gaming platform Roblox boasted more than 151 million global daily active users. For ...

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Microsoft plans to enhance the security of the Entra ID authentication system against external script injection attacks starting in mid-to-late October 2026. This update will implement a strengthened ...

Online gaming giant Roblox has just announced it will start checking users’ ages from early December in an attempt to stop children and teenagers talking with adults. In what the company has described ...

The wildly popular online gaming platform Roblox has started rolling out facial age verification to enhance its security measures. The move follows a string of lawsuits alleging the platform has ...

Justin Patchin, criminal justice professor at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, on new age verification guidelines for the online gaming platform Roblox, and tips for parents to protect their ...