GALVESTON, Texas -- A federal lawsuit claims that two popular gaming platforms failed to protect a child in Galveston, Texas from an alleged predator. The victim's mother said she uses parental ...

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 ...

Journalist Jo Ling Kent joined CBS News in July 2023 as the senior business and technology correspondent for CBS News. Kent has more than 15 years of experience covering the intersection of technology ...

Additional cases are mounting against the San Mateo-based Roblox, claiming the firm — along with Discord, a messaging site also used widely by minors — has failed to adequately protect minors from ...

Popular California-based web platforms Roblox and Discord are facing renewed scrutiny from tech experts and parents following a series of high-profile child exploitation cases, including unlawful ...

TAFT, Calif. (KERO) — On April 13 at 10 a.m., the Kern County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a 10-year-old who was last seen the night before. “We are bringing this case because of what ...

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 are being sued in California over claims that they enabled the sexual harassment and exploitation of a minor referred to as 'Jane Doe'. The lawsuit alleged that both platforms ...

A Florida girl was allegedly groomed and sexually exploited on Roblox and Discord, two platforms widely used by children, according to a lawsuit filed in California. The case comes amid a wave of ...

(CN) — In April, police found a missing 10-year-old girl and her pet bird with 27-year-old Matthew Naval, in a strip mall more than 250 miles from her home in Kern County, after the two reportedly met ...