Roblox is taking a controversial new step to combat the pervasive issue of online predators in its chat rooms.

Vincent Steiner, of Chili, N.Y., is accused of exchanging messages with a 12-year-old girl he met on Roblox, according to a criminal complaint obtained by WHAM. Steiner allegedly first contacted her ...

The gaming platform introduces controls to block children under 9 from chatting with adults, while giving parents more tools to protect kids ages 9–13.