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The mom of a teen boy who died by suicide after being abused while playing Roblox is suing the popular online game for wrongful death. Rebecca Dallas filed the lawsuit Friday in San Francisco, ...

“The Parliament of Nepal right now is Discord,” a user said of the platform popular with video gamers, where tens of thousands are debating the nation’s future. By Pranav Baskar An attempt to ban ...

Users across the United States reported widespread issues accessing Discord on Monday, with many encountering a “Guilds Unavailability” error message. The alert ...

Discord has announced a massive increase to server size, to the point that it might be hard to believe a server will ever reach the new maximum capacity. Discord receives regular updates introducing ...

Most parents have always been cautious about spaces in online gaming, but Roblox has come under fire more recently after it allegedly failed to implement proper safety protocols for kids. The ...

A woman from the western Upper Peninsula is suing the online gaming platform Roblox and the makers of the messaging app Discord, alleging the companies’ negligence allowed her to be groomed and ...

Editor's note: This article contains descriptions and an image of hate speech found on the Roblox servers and might be triggering to some readers. In Roblox, one of the world's largest online gaming ...

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