Controversial gaming platform Roblox has been put on notice following persistent reports predators are targeting kids with sexually explicit and suicidal material.
Communications Minister Anika Wells has requested an urgent meeting with the popular platform two months after Australia’s world-leading under-16s social media ban kicked in.
She’s alarmed by claims young Roblox users are being exposed to graphic and gratuitous user-generated content.
“Even more disturbing are reports and concerns about children being approached and groomed by predators, who actively seek to exploit their curiosity and innocence,” Wells said in a statement.
Roblox is not included in the government’s social media ban for under-16s but could face fines of up to $49.5 million under the Online Safety Act.
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