Roblox is introducing new safety measures. But a grim discovery in 5+ restricted roleplay game reveals possible gaps

The private online space was made accessible to five-year-old gamers in a ‘mislabelling’ error — but it was not the only one.
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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 ...

Social media ban: Australia curbs access to platforms for children under 16 in landmark decision

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it a 'proud day' for Australia, as the country implemented the world's first ban on ...

Australia Social Media Ban: Who Does the New Law Affect?

Australia has enacted a brand-new law that bans social media for younger users.

Millions of Australian children just lost access to social media. What’s happening and will it work?

Children across Australia woke up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban designed ...
TMCnet

HTC VIVERSE Hits 1 Million Users, Announces Winners of First Global "Spark" Hackathon: Games, Immersive Storytelling, Social Experiences

VIVERSE, the immersive content creation and distribution platform from VR pioneer HTC, has unveiled the winners of its first global "VIVERSE Spark" hackathon for universities. Hundreds of students ...
Business Day

Australia moves first with bold social media ban for under 16s

Children across Australia will wake up on Wednesday unable to log into their social media accounts, as the country becomes ...

Australia will start banning kids from social media this week—and Malaysia is getting ready to do the same

Other countries are considering less drastic ways to control teenagers' social media use. On Nov. 30, Singapore said it would ...

Social media ban: Families, teens question new access and verification rules — as it happened

Ten major platforms are now expected to check the ages of all their Australian users and prevent anyone found to be under 16 ...
Information Age

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: ...
Information Age

Australia's under-16s social media ban begins

There have been kid-free cruises and kid-free hotels for decades, but now social media is joining the trend – with under-16 ...