As if today's parents didn't have enough to worry about

[LuvOrlando]

Seems lunatics looking to reach kids keep getting more inventive, such a shame the world is the way it is:


https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/fbi-extremists-targeting-children-roblox-minecraft-call-of-duty/

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Not sure about the others but I know Roblox and Minecraft have been targeted many times over the years by adults up to no good. DD17 was in first or second grade when she got into Roblox. Minecraft followed shortly after. I monitored things on both of her accounts for quite some time due to the known risks involved with adults posing as kids in the games. The article mentions *******, and that's another platform my kids wanted access to over a decade ago and even then it was a hotbed for issues like this.

 

[Mle8308]

Sadly, this is not new.

 

[hardcorestitch]

They ought to put some tough restrictions on this type of gameplay for kids that young. Hopefully the folks in LA County can figure out something… they’re doing their law based magic to settle.

 

[Lumpy1106]

Wait, it gets worse. Meta's own research shows that parental controls are meaningless;
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/m...-help-curb-teens-compulsive-social-media-use/

 

[hardcorestitch]

Wait, it gets worse. Meta's own research shows that parental controls are meaningless;
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/m...-help-curb-teens-compulsive-social-media-use/

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