We have launched our report hotline for victims & witnesses of online harm & abuse to reach out to our team. If you or someone you know has been groomed, extorted or encountered other harmful activity online, please report it to https://t.co/qOiU7n2rt1 | #IOC3#OnlineSafety
Today, @IOC3HQ was referenced in an RNZ report following an investigation we conducted into the Manage My Health breach in New Zealand, where our investigators helped to identify the individual responsible. https://t.co/xHp0WyvnqM
For of those who dont know me, I'm Gogithy and I own Unico! on Roblox.
I've been a face creator for four years and below you can see some of my most popular faces which you may own.
Roblox is giving us the option to feed our heads and faces into AI which would alter our faces or face takedown.
This is my sole income and how I provide for my family and pay rent, I'm going to lose it all in a month.
@RobloxNewsroom@Roblox@robloxdevrel #ROBLOX #RobloxDev REVOKE THIS POLICY CHANGE!
@believetrey @IOC3HQ We may look into launching "sub-hotlines" dedicated to specific games, platforms or communities (similar to what BloxShield was) - with IOC3 being the overbearing organization. We're still run by the same people and our mission has not changed :)
@believetrey @IOC3HQ Yeah, this was one of the factors we had been considering, we'll work on ways to feel more welcoming to the community :) It was a necessary change nonetheless, but we intend to look into ways to promote ourselves in a way that is comfortable for our a younger audience.
We appeared on national news this morning touching on #Roblox online safety & #BloxShield this morning;
Some key insights regarding online safety on Roblox:
1️⃣ There are major issues at play regarding safety on the platform, which have only continued to evolve over the years, particulartly noting digital extremist groups, extortion cults, and online predators being exceptionally prevalent across communities and games on the platform.
2️⃣ Roblox is not an inherently unsafe platform - I myself grew up on the platform and built my careers off of the platform itself, Roblox provides a lot of value to a younger audience, however there are issues that must be addressed by Roblox, and safety steps that parents can take to protect their kids on the Roblox platform.
3️⃣ Roblox offers a wide array of safety features to take advantage of, such as their parental controls, age verification and report abuse systems; however there still remains gaps in these systems where Roblox needs to step up their game.
4️⃣ Roblox should look for more community input into these matters, and further involve organisations like BloxShield & Netsafe New Zealand (among many other amazing organisations in the space) in making the platform a safer place, not only for children, but for all users.
5️⃣ It is crucial for parents to utilise the safety feature that Roblox and other online platforms have available, and to monitor their kids online activity (without being overbearing!) - the internet can be a dangerous place, but there are many steps that parents and kids can take to reduce the risk.
Let's make the internet a safer place together - If you have been a victim of online harm - reach out to our team at https://t.co/aG8oUKNhRf or [email protected]
#Roblox #RobloxDev #OnlineSafety
@realNatashreo Additionally, our team consists of experts in the trust & safety, child safety, law enforcement and intelligence fields, with many coming from multiple decade long careers within law enforcement, counter-terrorism, and child safety.
@realNatashreo Hey there - we work in direct collaboration with numerous governments, major law enforcement agencies and NGOs across the globe - being endorsed and partnered with many. We understand that not all may trust us and we encourage victims to reach out to law enforcement themselves.
If you or anyone you know has been groomed, extorted, or encountered harmful content (predators, violent extremism, etc) on the platform - reach out to us. https://t.co/OCInwN9k7S
If you or anyone you know has been groomed, extorted, or encountered harmful content (predators, violent extremism, etc) on the platform - reach out to us. https://t.co/OCInwN9k7S