Once users complete an age check, they can access age-based chat, which means they can only communicate with others in a ...

SAN MATEO, Calif. — At first, the messages seemed normal. Innocent, even. “Hi,” “How are u?” And then: “Do you want to make Robux?” To millions of kids who play Roblox every day, those words might ...

Roblox is a popular online gaming platform for children. But it's also a place where people who want to exploit children know they can find an audience. On Thursday, Roblox announced Roblox Sentinel, ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A former volunteer firefighter with the Chili Fire Department was arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of children and producing child porn. Court documents say Vincent Steiner ...

Almost three weeks after a Pensacola woman was arrested for allegedly soliciting a 10-year-old to murder a 2-month old and multiple adults, the Office of the State Attorney filed more charges against ...

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 ...

Players will now see a message that "Roblox automatically translates supported languages" above its in-game chat box feature across its numerous 3D worlds, according to an image in the announcement.

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 ...