Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier accuses Roblox of knowingly facilitating a virtual environment that makes it easy for ...

Louisiana investigators have fielded more than 20,000 tips on online child sexual abuse so far this year, already surpassing ...

Meta plans deep cuts to its metaverse and Reality Labs division in 2026 — how did it go from the next big thing to nothing?

Tech founder Avi Schiffmann spent around a million dollars this autumn papering New York City’s subways with ads proclaiming that Friend, an AI device worn like a necklace, is a better support system ...

Last month, Kentucky attorney general Russell Coleman announced the details of yet another lawsuit against Roblox over suspected pedophiles lurking on the hugely popular gaming platform. While doing ...

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents? By Kevin ...

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...