Using AI to uncover cyber groomers

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AI can detect groomers' speech patterns. This can help investigators detect sexual assaults online.

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What can platforms do against cyber grooming?

VR platforms aim to prevent cyber grooming with age and identity checks, strict chat filters that block inappropriate words, and reporting functions. Will this protect children successfully?

What risks do children face on gaming platform Roblox?

On Roblox, users can develop their own games. Groomers take advantage of this to have virtual sex with avatars in private online rooms. They also try to lure kids in there. What is Roblox doing against this?

How dangerous is cyber grooming in the Metaverse?

In VR, it is easy for cyber groomers disguise their true identity and age using avatars. It is a new form of sexual harassment. How dangerous is the metaverse for children?

Tips for safer VR gaming

Cyber groomers try to camouflage their identities with avatars and disguise their true intentions. But there are ways to prevent dangerous contact. These tips can help.

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