Two Bay Area chat and gaming companies are being sued for allegedly facilitating child sexual exploitation and abuse.

The lawsuit highlights how Roblox and Discord misrepresented the safety of their platforms, misleading parents into believing they were appropriate for children.

(Bloomberg) -- 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 ...

Roblox is using M&A to bulk up its social infrastructure, announcing Monday morning that they had acquired the team at Guilded that has been building a chat platform for competitive gamers. The ...

Roblox's Party feature has certain safety settings for users under 13. Credit: Roblox Those who are 13 and older can text chat with each other via Party.

Two chat and gaming companies are being sued for allegedly facilitating child sexual exploitation and abuse. The suit claims Roblox and Discord allowed online predators to find victims. "Both ...

Robust Open Online Safety Tools (ROOST) is a new organization founded by Roblox, Discord, Google and OpenAI to build open-source online safety tools.

Officials in Florida and New Jersey are investigating Roblox and Discord over child safety concerns. Florida subpoenaed Roblox for details on predator prevention and moderation, while New Jersey ...

Discord, Facebook, Snapchat, and Roblox are the targets of a child safety lawsuit alleging they include addictive or harmful features that allowed an adult user to connect with and abuse a child.