The number of violent incidents in Ontario’s classrooms has skyrocketed in recent years, according to new data obtained by Global News, leading to calls for the Ford government to spend more on the education system. Years’ worth of data shows the level of violence reported by school boards to the Ministry of Education has risen...Read More
Citizen predator hunters aim to keep things safe for kids Austin Spain, with Bedford predator patrol, and Eric Schmutte, with Predator Catchers Indianapolis, work to expose internet sexual predators. Kelly Wilkinson, Indianapolis Star A video starts with a confrontation outside The Academy Volleyball Club, where YouTuber Jidon Adams, who goes by JiDion Premium online, asks...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
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed a child protection lawsuit against Roblox, the top gaming site for children and teens, accusing the platform of enabling sexual exploitation and failing to safeguard minors from predators. The lawsuit claims Roblox has facilitated the distribution of child sexual abuse material, failed to...Read More
When Michael, a YouTuber from Texas better known as Schlep, was 8, he says he was groomed on Roblox, the highly successful online children’s sandbox game. A popular developer sent him sexually explicit and gory content, manipulating him to the point that he tried to take his own life, the now 22-year-old alleges. “My mom...Read More
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
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<!– –> 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
