A California man has been arrested for abducting a 10-year-old child he reportedly met on social media apps Roblox and Discord, authorities said Wednesday.

Since the dawn of the Roblox metaverse, players have represented themselves with unique usernames. Some even take hours on end to settle on a creative name.

YouTuber RealSchlep, known for exposing alleged child predators within the game Roblox, says the platform has banned his account and sent him a cease-and-desist letter threatening legal action ...