Ethan Dallas was targeted by an adult sexual predator on Roblox when he was 12, and later on Discord, according to a lawsuit. He took his own life last year.

Social platforms Snapchat and Discord were also sued for facilitating abuse. In other lawsuits, parents accuse Minecraft and Fortnite of design choices that induce internet gaming disorder.

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 allegedly groomed and coerced to send explicit images on the apps.

Parental controls were already in place for a young US gamer, who was allegedly coerced into sending explicit images by an adult Roblox user posing as a child. He allegedly groomed the 15-year-old boy ...

Social media algorithms can push vulnerable teens toward harmful content, creating a downward spiral, according to parents' testimonies.

The child, at a school north of New York City, is accused of extorting some peers for gift cards after posing as a girl online to trick them into sending sexual pictures.

While boys in the UK are bigger gamers than girls, the average time spent gaming for all genders has jumped 3.5 hours in the past year, to 20.4 hours per week, up from 16.8 hours in 2024. The average ...

Charlie Kirk was a conservative media personality and co-founder of Turning Point USA. Kirk was speaking at Utah Valley University on Wednesday when he was shot. President Donald Trump confirmed the ...

When applied to the metaverse, RDA can serve as a transparency mechanism to mitigate fraud, money laundering, market manipulation, and behavioral exploitation. For FinTech ecosystems, such ...