Research released this week by an online safety charity showed that a quarter of primary school children aged eight to 12 have been bothered or upset by something they have seen online. CyberSafeKids' ...

Roblox, the popular gaming platform that has garnered controversy and lawsuits in recent weeks over allegations it poses a threat to child safety, said Wednesday it is working on new initiatives to ...

It started with a game. The 15-year-old, whom we’ll call Sarah, must have been flattered when a celebrity from one of her favourite online games singled her out. Jacob Shedletsky, well known as a ...

A quarter of primary schoolchildren and just over a fifth of secondary school students have been “bothered or upset” by harmful content such as scams, harassment, horror or sexual material online, ...

“Deeply disturbing” research exposes how easy it is for children to encounter inappropriate content and interact unsupervised with adults on the gaming platform Roblox. It comes as parents shared ...

The fast-growing children’s gaming platform Roblox is to hand parents greater oversight of their children’s activity and restrict the youngest users from the more violent, crude and scary content ...

Though there is growing awareness of the risks surrounding social-media use for kids, popular gaming platforms often go under the radar. Tanya Sweeney talks to experts and families about their ...

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What are the allegations facing Roblox? Why are a group of law firms looking to file lawsuits against the company? And how is the gaming platform making the online space safer for its users? This ...