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On the surface, it is glossy, child-friendly, and collaborative: the ultimate virtual universe.But behind Roblox’s social facade lies a sinister, all-consuming world of predators, harmful content and addictive game mechanics.

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‘His world shrank’: Mum’s horror as son got addicted to Roblox

An Aussie mum watched her son change around Roblox — a game experts say has become a hunting ground for predators and — as thousands of Aussie kids become addicted.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 6, 2025: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Communications, Anika Wells meet with Florence (Flossie) Brodribb, Romany Brodribb (Flossie's mum), Dr Lila Landowski, Neuroscientist, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

‘Inspiring’: PM praises Flossie’s example

Anthony Albanese has showed off a new friendship bracelet from Aussie student Flossie, who backs the PM’s impending ban on social media.

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A major Optus outage affecting more than 34,000 mobile services across the Hunter Valley has been linked to malicious damage to a communications tower in Hexham. Photo: Optus

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Police probe ‘malicious’ Optus outage

Police are investigating malicious damage caused to an Optus tower that left thousands of residents without mobile service and some triple-0 calls potentially affected.

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‘Scary’: Collingwood stars open up about social media trolls

AFL star Brayden Maynard reveals the most common reason why social media trolls target him as he and teammate Tom Mitchell make a heartfelt pledge after an unthinkable tragedy.

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Scam warning as major Amazon outage fixed

The effects of a major Amazon outage lingered for 15 hours, and now cyber security experts warn scammers could have already swooped in.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos October 14, 2025: Protest outside ANZ headquarters in Docklands. Picture: NewsWire

‘In progress’: Chaos for ANZ customers

An ANZ outage has affected customers across Australia who were unable to access the bank’s digital services.

Down detector shows mass outages linked to AWS. Picture: Down Detector

Exactly what happened during outage chaos

Millions of people were unable to use their favourite apps after an outage on Monday night in what was a troubling reminder.

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Down detector shows mass outages linked to AWS. Picture: Down Detector

Chaos as millions locked out of apps

Users around the world are unable to access their favourite platforms. The cause has been traced back to one tech giant.

Food influencer Stacey Hatfield died after giving birth to a baby boy. Picture: Supplied

Shock as influencer dies after childbirth

A popular food influencer has died after giving birth to a baby boy, with her husband delivering a heartbreaking tribute on social media.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos April 23, 2021: Business stock images of Buy now pay later Zip and Afterpay signs on shop fronts in Brisbane.Picture: NCA NewsWire / John Gass

Aussies affected in company’s global outage

A popular buy now, pay later company suffered a major global outage that hit Aussie customers on Monday.

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Nashir Hassani and his video. Source: NewsWire

TikToker’s fake security acts slammed

A teenage content creator’s efforts to sneak into a Drake concert and the Formula One Grand Prix have been described as “enormously troubling”.

‘Stuck for life’: Furious man sums up Sydney

‘F*** off to Perth’: Sydney officially ‘screwed’

A frustrated young Australian has unleashed an expletive-laden rant claiming that the system has left most first home buyers completely “screwed”.

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Gang messages emerge after boys killed

Leaked messages have revealed a dramatic shift among some youth gang members following the alleged stabbing deaths of two boys walking home from basketball.

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Your exam secret weapon: Words of wisdom from TikTok tutors

From classroom teachers to uni students, a new breed of tech-savvy educators are giving year 12s an exam edge – on a platform best known for memes and dance videos.

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