Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...

A teen accepts a friend request from an older “fan” on Instagram. Within days, that person is sending in-game gifts, pushing the chat to a disappearing-message app, and asking for “private” pics. That ...

Violent online groups have allegedly abused hundreds of mostly female minor victims worldwide, according to Homeland Security ...

Deepfakes and chatbots are now good enough that many web users don’t trust they are interacting with real people.