eSafety secures enforceable child safety undertaking from Roblox Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from Roblox requiring the gaming platform to strengthen measures designed to protect children from grooming, sexual exploitation and abuse. eSafety said it had concerns that Roblox was not meeting requirements under Australia’s Online Safety Act, including obligations covering contact...Read More

The Australian internet regulator is threatening a gaming giant with legal action if it fails to take steps to protect kids from grooming. Roblox on Thursday received an enforceable undertaking following concerns about exploitation and abuse guardrails on its platform. The eSafety Commission alleged the game was not meeting its obligations under the Online Safety...Read More

OAKLAND, California – A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Aug 19 that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement on Facebook and Instagram. Arturo Bejar, a vocal Meta critic, made the allegation during his second day of testimony in a landmark trial over...Read More

Australia’s internet regulator has reportedly secured a court-enforceable undertaking from Roblox to improve child safety measures tests found adult strangers could still breach protective safeguards introduced by the world’s biggest gaming platform. The agreement marks a sign of progress for the eSafety Commissioner as it intends to exercise its regulatory authority to make online platforms...Read More

‘If Mark makes something a priority, mountains move in months,’ says former Meta Platforms engineering director Arturo Bejar CALIFORNIA, USA – A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday, August 19, that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement on Facebook and Instagram. Arturo...Read More

Community organisations are encouraged to submit their applications for the Tasmanian Government’s Tell Someone: Child Safety Small Grants Program 2026-27. Premier Jeremy Rockliff said the program is an important part of the Government’s​Tell Someone initiative, helping communities turn awareness into practical action that keeps children and young people safe. “We encourage eligible organisations to take...Read More

Trial includes claims from 29 states over children’s data collection and use Witness for states says Zuckerberg was closely involved in decision-making Case is scheduled to last six weeks A former engineering director at Meta Platforms has testified that chief executive Mark Zuckerberg was responsible for a culture that may have led the company to...Read More

Six leading not-for-profit OOSH providers, collectively supporting more than 10,000 children across 120 school communities in NSW, say current minimum staffing requirements need to change and are calling for at least two educators to be physically present whenever children are in care at outside school hours care. The Y NSW, Wesley Mission, Uniting NSW.ACT, Gowrie...Read More

I’ve seen many people voice concerns about the child safety trial involving Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and how it could wreak havoc on the business. Not only could it result in significant fines and changes to its processes, but it may end up crippling the stock along the way. I don’t agree with that. I’m...Read More

A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement on Facebook and Instagram. Arturo Bejar, a vocal Meta critic, made the allegation during his second day of testimony in a landmark trial over claims brought by a coalition of states that could reshape Facebook and...Read More