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Why scammers target children through their favourite games

In-game currencies like Robux and V-Bucks have real cash value, which makes young players worth targeting. Common Sense Media walks through how fake reward links and phishing attempts reach children inside games, and what to switch on. The advice matches what we teach: nothing valuable is free and urgent at the same time.

Common Sense Media

Social Media

New York finalises rules on algorithmic feeds for under-18s

New York has published the final rules for its SAFE for Kids Act, which restricts personalised algorithmic feeds and overnight notifications for users under 18 without parental consent. The law takes effect in January 2027. It is one of the more concrete examples of how platform design for minors is being regulated.

Office of the Governor of New York

Social Media

Europe publishes new recommendations on keeping children safe online

A special panel of experts convened by the European Commission met through spring 2026 and has published its recommendations on protecting children online, covering age-appropriate use of social media and other digital services. The report is intended to shape future action at European and national level .

European Commission

Privacy

The argument against age verification, and why it matters

Age-verification laws are spreading quickly, and not everyone thinks they help. Digital rights groups argue that verifying every user's age means collecting more personal data, not less, and that courts have blocked several of these laws. Worth reading if you want the debate rather than one side of it.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Scams

Free currency generators do not exist, and they take accounts

Sites promising free in-game currency are among the most common scams aimed at young players. They exist to harvest logins and card details, and some scammers spend weeks building trust before asking. If your child is offered free currency for a login, that is the whole scam in one sentence.

https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/tips-tricks/how-fortnite-scams-target-the-youngest-of-gamers/