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Florida AG sues Roblox over child safety concerns

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier's lawsuit is the latest linking the most popular online gaming platform to sexual ...

Roblox sued by Southern California families alleging children met predators on its platform

The San Mateo, Calif., company has faced scrutiny over child safety concerns but has been rolling out new features to protect ...

Is Australia banning Roblox?

Australia isn’t banning Roblox yet, but future updates to its social media law could change that for under-16s as the ...
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Australia bans social media for users under 16

On Wednesday, Australia implemented a historic piece of legislation banning social media for all citizens under the age of 16 ...

Hidden in plain sight: Mom discovers 'calculator' app on child's phone was vault for predator chats

A Nassau County mother found an innocent-looking calculator app. She was horrified to find out what it was really hiding and ...

What’s my age again? The tech behind Australia’s social media ban

SYDNEY – Tech giants will apply multiple layers of security to weed out young users under Australia’s world-first ban on ...

The teen disconnect: what Australia's social ban means for brands beyond borders

As Australia forces TikTok, Instagram and YouTube to lock out millions of teens, brands are watching a future they may soon ...
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Explainer | How Australia plans to keep under-16s off social media under new rules

Australia introduces world-first ban on under-16s using social media like TikTok & Facebook. Learn how age verification & ...

Australian social media ban: when does it start, how will it work and what apps are being banned for under-16s?

Will the ban be delayed or postponed, and how will age verification work? Here’s everything you need to know ...

Australia boots kids under 16 off social media: how platforms are responding

Australia is joining a wave of governments around the globe in regulating how kids spend their time online. On December 10th, ...
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As of today, under-16s banned from social media

Australia may be first to ban under-16s from social media but it’s far from the only government demanding age verification: the UK, as well as several EU countries and US states including Mississippi, ...