{"id":2105,"date":"2026-01-12T23:24:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/new-york-wants-to-regulate-roblox\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T23:24:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:24:31","slug":"new-york-wants-to-regulate-roblox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/new-york-wants-to-regulate-roblox\/","title":{"rendered":"New York wants to regulate Roblox"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Photo by Lev Radin \/ Pacific Press \/ LightRocket via Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25810760\/1374361318.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is making kids&rsquo; online safety a cornerstone of her administration, and she&rsquo;s eyeing a platform that has often flown under the radar: Roblox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">As progress in Congress has stagnated, states have become the primary drivers of internet reforms meant to protect kids, including age verification laws and new requirements for online platforms. Hochul announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/protecting-our-kids-governor-hochul-announces-nation-leading-proposals-protect-kids-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sweeping plan<\/a> to expand online parental controls and age verification, which she&rsquo;ll tout at her State of the State on Tuesday. It notably pulls from a piece of legislation crafted by state Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Nily Rozic meant to plug a gap in e \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/860727\/new-york-governor-hochul-roblox-kids-online-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Gov. 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