I don't allow Roblox in my house. Here's why.

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Roblox is popular with young people, who can make their own video games on the platform.

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Why dragging tech CEOs in front of Congress might mean something this time

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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, speaks directly to victims and their family members during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. This time, the hearing of tech execs might actually bring some change.

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Mark Zuckerberg can kiss 'Hot Zuck Summer' goodbye. Instagram is now in full crisis mode.

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Mark Zuckerberg might have enjoyed a "Hot Zuck Summer." But an "Instagram Nightmare Fall" could now be in the making after a disturbing report on the app serving adults inappropriate images of children — along with a big lawsuit from 33 state attorneys general.

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Omegle was a relic of the old internet. I'm not sad it's gone.

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Omegle is dead. That's nothing to be sad about.

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Mastodon Has a Child Abuse Material Problem, Like Every Other Major Web Platform

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A new report suggests that the lax content moderation policies of Mastodon and other decentralized social media platforms have led to a proliferation of child sexual abuse material.

Meta is cracking down on revenge porn targeting children on Instagram and Facebook by funding a new tool to remove explicit images

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Meta provided funding for a new tool created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children which takes down sexually explicit images of minors online.

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