"Reports of child grooming and vile content on popular game service Roblox has alarmed the communications minister, Anika Wells, who has demanded the platform explain how it is addressing sexual and self-harm material, and that its PG rating be examined by the Australian Classification Board. The eSafety Commissioner has also written to the game platform, saying it plans to test the promises it made about keeping children safe online, including disabling chat features and making underage accounts private."
"While platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and Kick were included in Australia's under-16s social media ban, gaming sites like Roblox were not. Wells and her department were investigating other levers to regulate services like Roblox. The minister has written to Roblox requesting an urgent meeting, saying she was alarmed by reports of children being exposed to graphic and gratuitous user-generated content on the platform, including sexually explicit and suicidal material."
Reports have emerged of child grooming, sexual content and self-harm material on the Roblox platform, prompting Communications Minister Anika Wells to demand explanations and seek a review of the platform's PG rating by the Australian Classification Board. The eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has written to Roblox and plans to test promises to protect children, including disabling chat and making underage accounts private. Guardian Australia documented a week of virtual sexual harassment where an eight-year-old avatar was sexualised, cyberbullied, killed and sexually assaulted despite parental controls. The minister is investigating further regulatory levers and has requested an urgent meeting with Roblox.
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