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  1. Countries like Qatar, Kuwait, Turkey, and Oman have banned Roblox over child safety issues.

    I know kids who’ve "played" Roblox for hours, totally absorbed in it.
    Parents should actively keep an eye on their children and make sure they are not being exploited.

    Kids are kids. It is our responsibility to keep them safe.

    The risks are real, and the system is designed in a way that feels exploitative.

    #Childsaftey #digitalethics

  2. wired.com/story/omegle-shutdow

    Omegle has been shut down as part of a settlement from a lawsuit.

    A female user claimed its defective and negligent design enabled her to be sexually abused through the site.

    More details are available in the above article, warning it gets creepy.

    In 2022, there were 608,601 reports of child exploitation on Omegle to the nonprofit National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s CyberTipline.

    #omegle #ChildSaftey #Lawsuit #Internet

  3. To all parents: if your child plays Roblox, you absolutely need to watch this report on what's going on in there:
    youtube.com/watch?v=vTMF6xEiAa

    TL;DW: Roblox is exposing children to gambling, stock trading, poor working conditions and (sexual) abuse from other child employers with lack of any kind of supervision.

    The company gives 0 fscks about the children and makes bank off of their labor, addiction and abuse.
    #Roblox #Money #Wellbeing #ChildSaftey #Children #Parenting #Gaming #Gambling #Trading

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