Roblox executives say its content restrictions are driving users to less-regulated corners of the internet.Source: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP via Getty Images Roblox Corp. is urging federal lawmakers to take notice of what it sees as one of the most persistent threats to child safety online: kids abandoning tightly moderated platforms to communicate elsewhere. Roblox’s own content...Read More
Image: DepositPhotos That child safety group advocating for AI age verification? They forgot to mention their sugar daddy. The Parents and Kids Safe AI Coalition has been pushing California’s Parents and Kids Safe AI Act requiring age verification for users under 18. According to San Francisco Standard reporting, the coalition was funded by OpenAI, with...Read More
Mother-of-three Karina Carless dreads the day a child is killed while crossing the road outside her local primary school. She is one of several parents of students at Dunolly Primary School, in central Victoria, calling for the school’s crossing supervisor role to be reinstated. “I’m a CFA [Country Fire Authority] member, and I’m waiting for...Read More
The VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) warns the UK against restricting VPNs The group argues treating VPN as ‘loophole’ exposes kids to “greater harms” The “Growing Up in an Online World” consultation is open until May 26, 2026 The debate over children’s online safety in the UK has reached a boiling point. The cybersecurity industry is...Read More
Montgomery, Ala. (WDNews) — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced a $12.2 million settlement with the gaming platform Roblox aimed at strengthening online child safety and funding school resource officers statewide. According to Marshall, the funds will support the Attorney General’s Safe School Initiative, helping expand school resource officer presence across Alabama. “Alabama stepped in...Read More
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced April 21 that the state has “reached a substantial settlement with the popular interactive gaming platform Roblox, securing meaningful improvements to online child safety and boots-on-the ground resources for Alabama’s schoolchildren,” according to a news release from the attorney general’s office. To read about specific groups targeting children, check...Read More
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY — The Great Lakes Region 2026 Child Safety Conference is scheduled for May 7 at the Central High School Auditorium. The event beginning at 4 p.m. focuses on protecting children within the community, schools, sports and colleges. Rachael Denhollander, an attorney and the first woman to pursue criminal charges against USA Gymnastics...Read More
• Roblox stock is showing notable weakness. Why are RBLX shares down? Australia Cracks Down On Gaming Platforms Over Safety Risks The notices require companies to detail how they identify, prevent, and respond to risks such as sexual exploitation, radicalization, cyberbullying and hate speech. The regulator is also seeking clarity on whether platform systems, staffing...Read More
A coronial inquest has heard that Northern Territory authorities assessed that a father posed “no risk” to his child, despite allegations he repeatedly abused his partner and shook the baby. Warning: This article contains references to self-harm, domestic violence and sexual abuse. Over the past four days, Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has examined the...Read More
Published: April 23, 2026 Photo from Bangyu Wang via Unsplash By Mallory Mattingly Apple just got a new CEO, and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation wants him to take child safety seriously. “Congratulations to John Ternus, who will take over as Apple’s CEO. We call on him to lead Apple to institute ‘safety by...Read More
