Tested with Dearborn Police, the patent-pending system offers real-time alerts for faster emergency response Community News A faculty member at Eastern Michigan University has developed a patent-pending gunshot detection device that could help save lives in schools and other public spaces. Tareq Khan, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at EMU, created the Deep...Read More

We don’t always consider petitions headline news, but a recent petition aimed in the direction of Roblox is unique not just for who started it but for the circumstances that surround its start – specifically, the game’s demonstrated inability to deal with predators, which has now resulted in legal threats for a content creator. A...Read More

Schlep, a popular Roblox and YouTube user, has revealed that Roblox sent him a cease and desist notice for exposing child predators on Roblox via YouTube videos. (Photo by Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images) A popular Roblox content creator alleged the platform has threatened to ban him for his involvement in exposing sexual predators...Read More

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting...Read More

<!– –> Why Did Roblox Get Banned in Qatar? Roblox’s sudden ban in Qatar wasn’t just a blip—it rattled a huge chunk of the country’s youth the morning it happened. August 13, 2025: for many gamers, it started like any other day, until they fired up Roblox and got hit with...Read More

Roblox’s chief executive is facing a wave of fury after his company sent a cease and desist letter to a YouTuber known for exposing alleged child predators on the online gaming platform. The Roblox Corporation reportedly issued a legal complaint last week to a 22-year-old content creator known as “Schlep,” who revealed this in a...Read More

With the start of the school year just weeks away, some districts are rethinking their approach to safety.”Before education, school safety is the most important thing that we really do,” said Mascenic Regional School District Superintendent Elizabeth Pogorzelski.Mascenic is one of 30 schools in the state to enroll in Blue-U Defense’s new “Active Shooter 2.0″...Read More

Parents are urged to be more invested in their children’s online usage patterns, as predators prey on their victims through catfishing.   A sad girl holds her head in dismay while sitting opposite her laptop in a dark room/iStock/SB Arts Media We may be living through one of the most epic ages, with the world of...Read More

The United Way of Bruce Grey has announced the upcoming Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) Training Course, scheduled for October 1–4, in Kincardine. This comprehensive four-day program is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure the safety of child passengers on our roads. Held at Knox Presbyterian Church, 345 Durham...Read More

Roblox has permabanned and threatened to sue YouTuber Schlep for conducting child predator hunts on its platform. Civilians trying to catch criminals is far from a new phenomenon, but it’s become increasingly popular on YouTube and other video platforms over the past few years. Creators have made careers out of documenting themselves doing things like...Read More