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    ‘I was asked for naked photos after making ‘friends’ on Roblox’

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    1. spackysteve on

      Roblox is just a platform for paedophiles to contact children. The company doesn’t give a shit so long as they continue making money.

      Why any parent lets their child use it is a mystery to me.

    2. hoopjoness on

      Maybe they should remove the ability to private message? As far as I’m aware there’s in-game chat for users to speak to each other anyway- at least that’s more visible/public and therefore less predatory?

    3. Marcuse0 on

      This is why my kids never get to go on Roblox. Bear in mind also that while the person was 8 during the interaction, they’re 20 at the time of giving the story to the BBC, so that means this has been a thing for over a decade and nothing has been done about it.

    6. dingledangleberrypie on

      Roblox is so complicated. So many children want to use it because “all their friends” are on it. My child is on it, but with the following limitations:

      * It’s my account, set up by me in my name, signed into my devices.
      * We have regular discussions about what can be played, based on what’s popular & play history.
      * I have control of the friends list. If there’s a friend added to the list that I haven’t accepted, access to Roblox gets removed for at least 2 weeks.
      * Absolutely no voice chat in Roblox. If friends want to talk whilst playing, I set up a Zoom call with the friend’s parents (the 40 minute timer on free calls is very useful).
      * Big rewards when these rules are followed. “Mum, I got a friend request from someone I don’t know” “thanks for telling me kid, I will block that person, here’s 80 Robux for obeying the rules!”.

      Ultimately, the parent has to be involved and interested in what the kids are doing online. I couldn’t care less about Skibidi Toilet, but he does, so I’ve watched enough to know it’s not actively harmful. Poppy’s Playtime, Garten of Banban and FNAF are not allowed. I don’t like the Backrooms but that seems to be less popular now.

      It’s the being involved and interested part that most parents don’t want to do. They just want it to babysit their children. If you’re going to regulate what they watch on TV, you have to regulate what they do online.

    7. jeremybeadleshand on

      ‘In line with new online safety laws, our proposed codes firmly place the responsibility for keeping children safer on tech firms.”

      Is it just me or is this kind of thing a bit irresponsible? It’s basically saying to parents “don’t worry about it we’ll make the tech firms keep your kids safe” when the reality is they just can’t do that, in the same way the police can’t make the streets safe.

    8. bydy2 on

      I still remember the good old days of 2011 when the main thing you did on Roblox was simply just bully any children who showed their face there.

    9. WynterRayne on

      I think a massive part of the problem is how parents’ time is divided. Once upon a time, there’d always be a parent around to give full attention to kids. Nowadays it’s either the school, the computer or the console doing the parenting because both parents work full time and by the time they get home from work it’s cooking and chores time. There’s just no family time at all.

      I don’t even have kids and I come home from work in absolutely no mood to micromanage someone else’s life until at least 8-9pm. If I had kids, that’s when they’d be going to bed, so… not exactly time for that then, either.

      When I was in school, there wasn’t ubiquitous internet. My after school activity was to walk across the city to where my parents worked and sit in the car until they finished. I can’t say that was particularly healthy either. I might have been thrilled to have a Game Boy or something, but then we’re back to the console doing the parenting. Instead I usually had a puzzle book.

    10. Several-Addendum-18 on

      Oh look it’s about time for our weekly online safety bill shill article

    11. _TLDR_Swinton on

      I remember someone trying to nonce me on Habbo Hotel.

      Shrub worriers will turn up on any kids entertainment platform which is why they need to be heavily regulated.