A detective knocked on a Philadelphia mother’s door in April 2024 to deliver horrific news. For months, her 12-year-old daughter was preyed on by a man she met on the popular video game platform ...

Two online gaming apps have been sued by a New Jersey mother and her young daughter after the girl was allegedly targeted by a man pretending to be a boy and convincing her to send sexually explicit ...

Social platforms Snapchat and Discord were also sued for facilitating abuse. In other lawsuits, parents accuse Minecraft and Fortnite of design choices that induce internet gaming disorder.