Article 6RFN3 Ofcom urged to act after US firm claims Roblox is ‘paedophile hellscape’

Ofcom urged to act after US firm claims Roblox is ‘paedophile hellscape’

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Dan Milmo and Keza MacDonald
from Technology | The Guardian on (#6RFN3)

Campaigners say watchdog must ensure Online Safety Act is rigorous enough, after allegations about gaming platform

Child safety campaigners have urged the UK communications watchdog to make a step-change" in its implementation of new online laws after a video game firm was accused of making its platform an X-rated paedophile hellscape".

Roblox, a gaming platform with 80 million daily users, was accused of lax safety controls last week by a US investment firm.

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