The old-school landline is having a cultural moment in a world of screens

As smartphones swallow childhood, a growing movement of parents is reinstalling landlines, hoping an old-school corded phone ...

Roblox set to start checking people's ages. But it will need to do more to keep kids safe

Online gaming giant Roblox has just announced it will start checking users' ages from early December in an attempt to stop ...

Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January

The move comes amid multiple lawsuits, including from the attorneys general of Texas and Louisiana, against Roblox over child safety concerns. The lawsuits were filed following reports that Roblox was ...
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Roblox Facial Safety Checks Aim to Prevent Kids Talking Outside of Their Age Groups

Online game platform Roblox will start blocking children from talking to adult strangers starting next month using facial age estimation. As online games platform Roblox faces fresh lawsuits alleging ...
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Roblox To Enforce Age Verification, Blocking Kids From Chatting With Adult Strangers Amid Grooming Lawsuits

Starting in December 2025, Roblox will block children from chatting with adults or much older teen strangers, using facial ...
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Books

September 18, 2025 • A new Pynchon! A Tim Curry memoir! A 600-page doorstopper from a reclusive writer (not named Thomas Pynchon)! The fall is stacked with big book releases. Here's what we're ...