• When researchers created an account for a child under 13 on Roblox, they expected heavy guardrails. • Instead, they found that the platform’s search features still allowed kids to discover communities linked to fraud and other illicit activity. • The discoveries spotlight the question that lawmakers around the world are circling: how do you keep kids safe online? • Australia has already acted, while the UK, France, and Canada are actively debating tighter rules around children’s use of social media. • This month US Senator Ted Cruz reintroduced a bill to do it while also chairing a Congressional hearing about online kid safety. • Lawmakers have said these efforts are to keep kids safe online.
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- When researchers created an account for a child under 13 on Roblox, they expected heavy guardrails. Instead, they found that the platform’s search features still allowed kids to discover communities linked to fraud and other illicit activity. The discoveries spotlight the question that lawmakers around the world are circling: how do you keep kids safe online? Australia has already acted, while the UK, France, and Canada are actively debating tighter rules around children’s use of social media. This month US Senator Ted Cruz reintroduced a bill to do it while also chairing a Congressional heari
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