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Australia says platforms like Steam and Roblox have 'significant' child safety gaps

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: BBC News
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What happened

Fortnite and Minecraft also told to 'lift their game' by online safety regulator.

Key facts

  • Reported by BBC News and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:21:31 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Australia says platforms like Steam and Roblox have 'significant' child safety gaps

  2. US, Australia suspend consular services in Brazil ahead of election

  3. US and Australia suspend diplomatic operations in Brazil before election

  4. Nine injured in Australia as car crashes into crowd north of Sydney

  5. Ten injured as car hits crowd in Australia in 'horrible incident'

  6. Australia: Car crashes into rugby fans, 10 injured

  7. 10 injured after car crashes into rugby supporters in Australia

Sources

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