BBC World
Australia's eSafety Commission finds Steam, Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft have "significant gaps" in child safety - proving that self-declared ages and unmonitored chats remain a bold strategy.
The Guardian Europe
Cybercriminals are phishing kids' Robux through fake login pages, because of course they are. NordVPN found 200 dark-web addresses selling the kits; Roblox says it's under no obligation to help.
BBC Business
Four upcoming trials could force social media giants to actually protect children, stop scam ads, and maybe even lose their legal immunity - if the courts finally decide that 'connecting people' doesn't mean 'exploiting them.'
The Guardian
Jimmy Wales says Australia's teen social media ban is a surveillance-teaching disaster, while noting that humans were perfectly capable of being awful to each other before algorithms.
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