SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — Two Bay Area-based online platforms, Roblox and Discord, are facing scrutiny from law enforcement and legal experts who say predators are using the apps to groom and ...

Since its founding, the gaming platform Roblox had a considerable drawback: Friends who wanted to play the same game together couldn't do so easily. Typically, they'd have to use a third-party app, ...

A month after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill restricting data collection from minors, Roblox, Discord, Facebook, and Snapchat are being sued for allegedly harming children and teens ...

Popular California-based web platforms Roblox and Discord are facing renewed scrutiny from tech experts and parents following a series of high-profile child exploitation cases, including unlawful ...

Google, OpenAI, Roblox, and Discord have formed a new non-profit organization to help improve child safety online. The Robust Open Online Safety Tools (ROOST) initiative aims to make core safety ...

Roblox Corporation (NYSE:RBLX) shares are falling after news broke of a new lawsuit seeking to hold the gaming platform and Discord accountable for allegedly enabling the sexual exploitation of a ...

Two Bay Area chat and gaming companies are being sued for allegedly facilitating child sexual exploitation and abuse. The suit claims San Mateo-based Roblox and San Francisco-based Discord allowed ...

Roblox Corp. and Discord Inc. are the latest targets in a wave of lawsuits over social media addiction, in a case alleging an 11-year-old girl was exploited by a sexual predator while playing online ...

A DeKalb County family filed a federal lawsuit against Roblox and Discord, claiming their now 14-year-old son was groomed by a predator who convinced him to send explicit photos. The family’s attorney ...

The mother of a 15-year-old California boy who took his own life is now suing Roblox and Discord over his death, alleging her son was groomed and coerced to send explicit images on the apps. Rebecca ...