Roblox is taking a controversial new step to combat the pervasive issue of online predators in its chat rooms.

Vincent Steiner, of Chili, N.Y., is accused of exchanging messages with a 12-year-old girl he met on Roblox, according to a criminal complaint obtained by WHAM. Steiner allegedly first contacted her ...

The gaming platform introduces controls to block children under 9 from chatting with adults, while giving parents more tools to protect kids ages 9–13.

"Roblox" is one of the world's most popular online gaming platforms, offering millions of user-generated games across various genres. Its open-ended design allows players to explore adventures, create ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An Iowa family claims their 13-year-old daughter was found in Tennessee after she was taken from her grandmother’s home by someone she met in a Roblox chat room. Now, they ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An Iowa family claims their 13-year-old daughter was found in Tennessee after she was taken from her grandmother’s home by someone she met in a Roblox chat room. Now, they ...

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Gemini arrives in Google Chat. Chat users can have the AI assistant write their messages. AI tools are infiltrating more points of communication. People are already using AI to write emails and ...

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Roblox Corp. will restrict certain features on its popular video-game platform across the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, as child safety concerns and regulatory ...

Built to spot grooming and child endangerment through chat pattern analysis. Sentinel scans over six billion messages daily in real-time. Trained on past violations of Roblox’s child-endangerment ...

The AI system has detected and reported 1,200 cases to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children this year. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven ...