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Why the world needs a Club Penguin successor – that isn't Roblox

GamesIndustry.biz says Club Penguin veteran Stephen MacDonald is building Imagine Island, a kid-focused social MMO meant to revive the safety-first spirit of the Disney era without leaning on Roblox. Backed …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Roblox makes three of its AI safety tools open source

Roblox is open-sourcing three AI safety models through ROOST, including its PII Classifier, Sentinel, and a real-time voice moderation system. The move gives other platforms a working baseline for detecting …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 1 month, 1 week ago
Roblox being investigated by U.S. Senate after reporting 65,381 instances of suspected child abuse in 2025

Roblox is now under U.S. Senate scrutiny after reporting 65,381 suspected child abuse incidents in 2025. The scale of the moderation problem raises hard questions for any platform running user-generated …

News Game Developer · 1 month, 1 week ago
US Senate to investigate Roblox following claims it "prioritises revenue and engagement" over child safety

The US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism has opened an investigation into Roblox, accusing the platform of putting revenue and engagement ahead of child safety. Senators are demanding …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 1 month, 1 week ago
Amid child safety lawsuits, Roblox says it 'continues' to push toward a standard for digital safety

Roblox is defending its push to become a global standard for digital safety while facing multiple lawsuits over child endangerment claims. For developers, the bigger story is how platform-scale moderation, …

News Game Developer · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Roblox's reported user numbers will make it subject to additional EU legislation for regulating social networks

Roblox has crossed the EU’s 45 million monthly-user threshold, putting it in line for Digital Services Act scrutiny as a potential very large online platform. If designated, it would need …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
"The problem with online toxicity, that's something that we can solve today" – The AI system that promises to detect signs of grooming

An AI moderation system is now being pitched as a live defense against grooming and broader social manipulation in voice chat. Aiba says its Amanda tool can flag risky conversations …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 3 months, 3 weeks ago
UK social media ban could impact video game platforms

A proposed UK social media ban could spill over into game platforms that rely on social features, moderation, and youth accounts. For studios and platform teams, the practical risk is …

News Game Developer · 3 months, 3 weeks ago