Microsoft aims to assist detection of sexual predators in multiplayer games

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Multiplayer is about to become safer.
[h=2]What you need to know[/h]
  • According to PureSight, one in five American teenagers has received unwanted sexual solicitation online.
  • Predators may use multiplayer video games to trap children.
  • Microsoft has developed a technique to detect online predators and report them to law enforcement.
  • The "Project Artemis" program will be distributed for free to those who want it.
It's no secret that sexual predators use online messaging services. According to PureSight, a website that focuses on online child safety, one in five American teenagers who regularly log on to the internet says they have received unwanted sexual solicitation. Microsoft is aware of this problem and wants to help.

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