Campaigners Urge Online Safety Reform

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

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Video game firm Roblox accused of making its platform an X-rated paedophile hellscape’ US investment firm Hindenburg Research accused the gaming platform of lax safety controls.

Campaigners urge Ofcom to implement the Online Safety Act as rigorously as possible and introduce strict codes of practice for tech companies.

We have set out clear recommended measures for how they can comply with these requirements in our draft codes.” A Roblox spokesperson added that the company “fully” intended to comply with the OSA. “Our internal teams have been assessing the obligations and have been engaging in the various consultations and calls for evidence Ofcom have published. We look forward to seeing Ofcom ’s final codes of practice,” said the spokesperson..

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