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Microsoft Looks to Detect Sex Predators in Video Game Chats

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft says it has developed a technique to detect online predators who try to groom children for sexual purposes using the chat function in multiplayer video games. The tech company, which makes the Xbox gaming system, announced Thursday that it's sharing the tool with nonprofit organizations and...

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