Roblox rolls out age-verification features in Australia as gaming platform insists child social media ban should not apply 18. November 2025 (15:00) Online gaming company says voluntary age assurance technology will limit teens and children messaging users outside their own age groups Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs Roblox rolls out new age assurance features to prevent teens and kids from chatting with adults they do not know, it has insisted Australia’s upcoming under-16s social media ban should not apply to its services.The company, which is releasing the new features in Australia first, said that from Wednesday users will be able to voluntarily have their age estimated by going through the Persona age estimation technology, built into the Roblox app. It will access the camera of a user’s device and take a live estimation of their age based on their facial features. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Slovenia accused of turning Roma neighbourhoods into ‘security zones’ 18. November 2025 (14:38) New law passed giving police powers to raid and surveil homes in so-called ‘high-risk’ areasSlovenia’s government has been accused of turning Roma neighbourhoods into “security zones” after the passing of a law giving police powers to raid and surveil homes in so-called “high-risk” areas.At midnight on Monday, the country’s parliament backed the “Šutar law”, named after Aleš Šutar, who was killed in an altercation with a 21-year-old Romany man after rushing to a nightclub following a distress call from his son. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
