The Escapist

Roblox gambling: What are the concerns inside the popular online game?

The Escapist looks into the Roblox gambling situation, what’s being done about it by the Roblox corporation, concerned ...

'A threat to creative expression and social progress': Advocacy groups respond to Roblox's new 'sensitive issues' label

Women in Games, Out Making Games, and BAME in Games call for transparent age ratings rather than vague "sensitive issues" ...

A Philly girl was ‘sextorted’ by a man she met on Roblox. The gaming platform is facing other lawsuits.

Social platforms Snapchat and Discord were also sued for facilitating abuse. In other lawsuits, parents accuse Minecraft and ...

ID, please – inside the age verification "mess" splintering the US internet

Mandatory age verification has created a stir among internet users after it landed in the UK at the end of July. Yet similar requirements are also coming to the US, state by state.Ohio and Arizona are ...

One of the worst case scenarios for ID age verification is already here, with a Discord breach compromising some users' data

While the hackers did not gain access to Discord directly, some users' data was impacted by the breach⁠—specifically data ...