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A Wake County teen and a Cumberland County child are the latest in a growing number of people to sue apps Roblox and Discord alleging the platforms are a "haven for adult sexual predators and ...

The mother of a 15-year-old boy who killed himself is suing Roblox and Discord for wrongful death, alleging the apps’ lack of guardrails allowed her son to be sexually coerced by an adult predator ...

Roblox and Discord said in separate statements to WWNO and WRKF that they don’t comment on active lawsuits, but are committed ...

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 ...

On the outside, it’s a LEGO-like universe, where you can immerse yourself in a virtual brick world. But as one Taft family ...

Roblox has launched its first Parent Council as part of an ongoing effort to create a safer and more positive online ...

A Camden County, New Jersey family filed a lawsuit against two platforms, alleging neither has adequate child safety protections. Both Roblox and Discord said content is moderated on their platforms ...

What is Roblox? ROBLOX is an online virtual playground and workshop, where kids of all ages can safely interact, create, have fun, and learn. It’s unique in that practically everything on ROBLOX is ...

Roblox and Discord are being sued by the mother of a 15-year-old boy who died by suicide after allegedly being targeted by “an adult sex predator” posing as a child on the platforms. A wrongful death ...

The mom of a teen boy who died by suicide after being abused while playing Roblox is suing the popular online game for wrongful death. Rebecca Dallas filed the lawsuit Friday in San Francisco, ...