A Monroe County man was sentenced to federal prison after using multiple social media platforms to sexually exploit children.

There are any number of phrases that you probably don’t want in close headline proximity to your online video game platform aimed at children, but “breeding ground for predators” has got to be ...

DuckDuckGo has announced new voice chat capabilities for Duck.ai, the private AI chatbot platform it launched last March. The new feature lets users have real-time voice conversations with large ...

After the death of Fishers teen Hailey Buzbee, who met a man through an online gaming platform, parents should be aware of ...

Nearly three weeks after a Long Island teenager vanished after traveling into Manhattan, police and his family say they believe the 15-year-old left home to meet someone he connected with through an ...

Roblox, the online gaming platform used by millions of children and adults worldwide, is now requiring mandatory age verification for users who want to access online chat features. The new policy ...

Roblox's AI-powered age verification system is stumbling out of the gate just one week after roll out. Credit: George Chan/Getty Images Roblox kicked off 2026 by attempting to deal with its most ...

Roblox’s latest safety update is reshaping how millions of users communicate — and not everyone is happy about it. After the platform began requiring AI-based age verification to unlock chat features, ...

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Just days after launching, Roblox’s much-hyped AI-powered age verification system is a complete mess. Roblox’s face scanning system, which estimates peoples’ ages before they can access the platform’s ...

The system groups users into age bands to support age-appropriate communication. Children under nine require parental consent to access chat features. Users aged 13 and older can expand chat access ...