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Online child safety campaigners call for US inquiry into Roblox

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Groups claim game platform’s design and business model conflict with children’s developmental needsOnline child safety campaigners including Jonathan Haidt, the bestselling writer on the mental health impacts of social media, have called on the Trump administration to investigate Roblox, the booming gaming and chat platform used by 150 million people daily, including a large number […]

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Roblox to implement youth protections and pay $12m in Nevada settlement

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Popular gaming platform will require age verification, restrict nighttime notifications for minors and limit chatsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxRoblox, a gaming platform popular with kids, will implement increased protections for young users and pay more than $12m to the state of Nevada in what the

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Roblox sued by Los Angeles over claims platform ‘makes children easy prey for pedophiles’

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LA County says the gaming company does not carry out adequate moderation and its age-verification systems are not fit for purpose, which Roblox deniesOfficials in Los Angeles have said they are suing Roblox, alleging the popular online platform exposes children to sexual content, exploitation and online predators.In a lawsuit, Los Angeles County said the company

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Canada school deaths suspect created shooting simulator on gaming platform

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Roblox says it has removed account after massacre that left nine people including the shooter deadThe 18-year-old suspect in a high school shooting on Wednesday in British Columbia had previously created a mass shooting simulator on the gaming platform Roblox, it has been revealed.The simulator, set in what appeared to be a virtual shopping mall,

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‘Disturbing’: Australian government demands review of Roblox’s PG rating after reports of child grooming

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Communications minister Anika Wells points to media reports alleging children can access spaces meant for adults which include explicit sexual contentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastReports of child grooming and vile content on popular game service Roblox has “alarmed” the communications minister,

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Roblox, James Bond and a billion-dollar multiplayer – here are our most-read gaming stories of 2025

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In this week’s newsletter: The year’s most popular stories reveal how play, power and politics collided in the past 12 months – and what you’re psyched for in 2026• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWith the best games of the year duly noted (yours and ours), I’d like to highlight

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eSafety commissioner probed on Roblox and social media ban following Guardian investigation – video

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Independent senator David Pocock asked the eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, in Senate estimates last night about Guardian Australia’s investigation into Roblox and what children may experience on the platform. With Roblox not subject to the under-16s social media ban, Pocock asked whether Roblox was deemed as a gaming platform or a platform that is

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