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online safety and digital citizenship specialist

 Tagged with safeguarding


26 March 2026

An independent game developer for Roblox says he believes the platform's child safety measures, including age verification checks, do not go far enough.

- parents should monitor their children on the platform "24/7, and if that's not possible then they shouldn't be playing Roblox".

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26 February 2026

Parents using Instagram's child supervision tools will soon receive alerts if their teen repeatedly searches for suicide or self-harm related terms on the platform.

It is the first time parent company Meta will proactively alert parents to searches by their child on Instagram for harmful material, rather than block searches and direct users to external help.

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