SLICING her body with marks, 14-year-old Jessica is implored to go further yet by her online abuser, who instructs her: “Burn it.” It’s a harrowing moment bravely revealed by the teenager after ...

A British mother says her nine-year-old daughter was befriended by a predator on Roblox before being bombarded with sexually graphic videos, photos and messages. The youngest players on Roblox are ...

Louisiana sued the online gaming platform Roblox on Thursday, alleging the wildly popular site has perpetuated an environment where sexual predators “thrive, unite, hunt and victimize kids.” The ...

Roblox, which has over 380 million monthly active users, is an online game that is especially popular among children overseas, but it has also been criticized for exploiting children. It has been ...

Taylor Hardwick is employed under funding by the Australian Research Council (Future Fellowship #220100076; DECRA #240101275). She is a board member of both Freeplay, a Melbourne-based independent ...