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Roblox announces safety rules for children in UAE
Abu Dhabi: The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has announced a joint initiative with Roblox to strengthen online safety standards for children in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In a…
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Kuwait blocks popular online game Roblox
Kuwait City: Kuwait has officially blocked access to the popular online gaming platform Roblox, citing risks to children’s safety. The country’s Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) on Thursday, August 21,…
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Roblox to let users make avatar-based voice calls with facial motion tracking
San Francisco: Gaming platform Roblox has announced ‘Roblox Connect’ at its annual developer’s conference — a new feature for friends to call each other as their avatars — together in a shared…
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Parents sue gaming platform Roblox for illegally facilitating child gambling
San Francisco: Parents in the US have sued gaming platform Roblox, hugely popular among teens in India, accusing the company of illegally facilitating child gambling. In a class-action lawsuit filed in the…
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Roblox introduces virtual career centre for recruiting experience
San Francisco: Gaming platform Roblox has introduced a virtual career centre, a new way to experience recruiting. “Today we’re excited to announce the launch of the Roblox career centre — an experience…
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Roblox open beta soon coming to Meta Quest 2 & Pro
San Francisco: Meta has announced that the gaming platform Roblox is coming to Quest 2 and Pro, starting with an open beta hitting App Lab in the coming weeks. “On average, more…
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School kids stealing NFTs to buy Roblox skins, get people do their homework
New Delhi: High school kids are busy stealing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) worth millions of dollars via compromised Discord and Twitter accounts to buy laptops, smartphones, high-end shoes and Roblox skins. These kids…
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Roblox to allow creators offer experiences for people 17 and over
San Francisco: Gaming platform Roblox has announced that creators will now be able to offer experiences for those aged 17 and older that feature more mature themes and storylines like in TV…
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Malware in 28 games like Roblox, Minecraft exploit 384K players’ financial data
New Delhi: Popular games like Roblox, FIFA, PUBG and Minecraft are among 28 games that were exploited by malware between July 2021 and June this year, affecting more than 384,000 users via…
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Will Dubai be amongst the 10 leading Metaverse economies globally?
New Delhi: The Dubai Metaverse Strategy was launched with the goal of making Dubai one of the top ten metaverse economies and a global hub for the metaverse community. His Majesty Sheikh…
